Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
fowl pox Function:
noun : either of two forms of a disease occurring worldwide especially in chickens and turkeys that is caused by a poxvirus (genus
Avipoxvirus) transmitted by contact or by insect vectors:
a : a cutaneous form marked by proliferating lesions especially 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 thatsometimes coalesce into a false membrane
