Pox
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Pox may refer to:
Infections
Poxviridae, a family of viruses
Buffalopox, a disease of buffaloes
Camelpox, a disease of camels
Canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds
Chickenpox, a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Cowpox, a rodent disease that can infect cattle, and is also transmissible to humans; used for vaccination against smallpox
Dogpox, an infection of canines
Farmyard pox, an infectious skin disease
Fowlpox, an infectious disease of poultry
Goatpox, an infectious disease of goats
Horsepox, an infectious disease of horses
Mpox, formerly monkey pox, an infectious rodent disease that can infect primates
Mousepox, an iatrogenic infectious disease of laboratory mice
Myxomatosis, "wild rabbitpox", an infectious disease of wild rabbits
Pigeonpox, an infectious disease of pigeons
Plumpox, the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus “Prunus”
Quokkapox a disease caused by the Quokkapox virus, also called marsupialpox
Rabbitpox, an iatrogenic infectious disease of laboratory rabbits
Rickettsialpox, a rickettsial disease spread by mites
Sealpox, a skin condition caused by a parapoxvirus
Sheeppox, an infectious disease of sheep
Smallpox, an eradicated infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor
Hemorrhagic smallpox, Blackpox a severe manifestation of smallpox caused by bleeding under the skin
Squirrelpox, an infectious disease of squirrel
Swinepox, an infectious disease of swine
Syphilis, also known as grande verole, the “great pox”, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacteria Treponema pallidum
Turkeypox, a disease of turkeys
Whitepox disease, a coral disease
Arts, entertainment, and media
Games
P-O-X, a 2001 handheld electronic game
Pox: Save the People, a 2010 board game and mobile game
PoxNora, a 2006 multiplayer online game that combines a collectible card game with a turn-based strategy game in a fantasy setting
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
Orthopox 13, a character in the video game series Destroy All Humans!
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