cowpox

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A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox
{n} a disease from cows, like small pox, the vaccine disease
{i} cow disease which contains a virus used in the vaccination of humans against small pox
A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects from the smallpox; vaccinia; called also kinepox, cowpock, and kinepock
a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
kine-pox
cowpox