Friday, September 23, 2011

Chickenpox


Chickenpox_4183.jpg, originally uploaded by HVargas.

Fowlpox is a worldwide disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus. The viruses causing fowlpox are distinct from one another but antigenically similar, possible hosts including chickens, turkeys, quail, canaries, pigeons, and many other species of birds.

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