- Pseudocowpox
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name = "Pseudocowpox virus"
virus_group = i
familia = "Poxviridae "
genus = "Parapoxvirus "
species = "Pseudocowpox virus"Pseudocowpox is a disease caused by "Pseudocowpox virus", a
virus of the family "Poxviridae " and the genus "Parapoxvirus ". Pseudocowpox is a worldwide disease ofcattle . Symptoms include ring or horseshoe shaped scabs on theteat s, which usually heal within six weeks.cite book|author=Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O.|title=Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.)|publisher=Academic Press, Inc|year=1993|id=ISBN 0-12-253056-X] Lesions may also develop on the muzzles and in the mouths of nursing calves. Spread is byfomite s, including hands, calves' mouths, and milking machines. Lesions may also appear on the hands of milkers.cite web|author=Carter, G.R.; Wise, D.J.|year=2006|title=Poxviridae|work=A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology| url=http://www.ivis.org/advances/Carter/Part2Chap10/chapter.asp?LA=1|accessdate=2006-06-13]References
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