Orf (disease)
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orf-disease-166-17936131
title:
Orf (disease)
text:
Orf is a farmyard pox, a type of zoonosis. It causes small pustules in the skin of primarily sheep and goats, but can also occur on the hands of humans. A pale halo forms around a red centre. It may persist for several weeks before crusting and then either resolves or leaves a hard lump. There is usually only one lesion, but there may be many, and they are not painful. Sometimes there are swollen lymph glands. It is caused by a Parapoxvirus. It can occur in humans who handle infected animals or
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Human disease
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orf_(disease)
date created:
2003-07-24T18:35:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T02:51:28Z
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13
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