Farmyard pox
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Farmyard pox | |
|---|---|
| File:Orf virus infection on thumb.jpg | |
| Orf - a type of farmyard pox (thumb with two denuded orf lesions, following a bite by a sheep) | |
| Specialty | Infectious diseases |
| Types | Bovine papular stomatitis, orf, milker's nodule[1] |
Farmyard pox is a group of closely related Parapoxviruses of sheep and cattle that can cause bovine papular stomatitis, orf and milker's nodule in humans.[1]