Cowpox has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
2
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.
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