Cow+pox

Cow pox Cow pox is caused by a virus known as cowpox virus. It is a skin disease that is infectious. The scientific name of this disease is called CPXV. It is discovered to fight against the highly contagious skin disease, small pox. It is strong, but is much milder than small pox. it is first discovered for curing disease, but after a period of time, the virus became more tougher. What Causes it? How is it transmitted? In the olden times, cow pox was cause by inflected cows. The dairymaids touched the udders of inflected cows and the virus then transmitted to the maids' body. Nowadays cow pox is cause by domestics cats instead of cows. Human cases today are very rare, but if a human touches a domestics cats, there are possibilities that they have cow pox. What are the symptoms? How long do they last? Is it deadly? The symptoms for a cats that got cow pox include lesions on the face, neck, forelimbs, and paws, also sometimes upper respiratory tract infection. The symptoms for humans are localized, pustular lesions generally found on the hands and limited to the site of introduction.It will last for about nine to ten days, and it can be cure. Can it be cured? Because cow pox is a self-limited disease, treatment can be used. It is important for patients to have a nice good rest. Antiviral medications are not usually used in cases of human cowpox, nor are antibiotics given unless the patient has developed a second stage of bacterial infection. It is better if the patients put bandages around their lesions to afford any infections.

By: Jessie Chang 9.2

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