cowpox

• Eine Viruserkrankung, die vor allem Rinder befällt und durch leichte Hautläsionen an den Eutern gekennzeichnet ist; historisch wurde sie zur Impfung gegen Pocken beim Menschen verwendet.

A viral disease that primarily affects cattle, characterized by a mild skin condition on the udder, and historically used for inoculation against smallpox in humans.

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1. Viral disease of cattleC1formalmedical

   A mild viral infection in cows that causes pustules on the udder, historically used to create the first smallpox vaccine.

   Kuhpocken

   • Edward Jenner used cowpox to develop the smallpox vaccine.
   • Farmers noticed that milkmaids who caught cowpox were immune to smallpox.
   • Cowpox lesions in cattle usually heal without serious complications.

   Synonymevaccinia