fowl pox

fowl pox
fowl pox n either of two forms of a disease occurring worldwide esp. in chickens and turkeys that is caused by a poxvirus (species Fowlpox virus of the genus Avipoxvirus) transmitted by contact or by insect vectors:
a) a cutaneous form marked by proliferating lesions esp. on skin lacking feathers that progress to pustules, warty growths, and scabs called also sorehead
b) a more serious diphtheritic form occurring as cheesy lesions of the mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, and eyes that sometimes coalesce into a false membrane

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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