: a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus (species Cowpox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox
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Recent Examples on the WebEdward Jenner inoculating an 8-year-old boy with cowpox and then exposing him to smallpox more 200 years ago. Andrea L. Cox, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Siga Technologies’ antiviral drug tecovirimat, branded as TPOXX, is only approved to treat smallpox in the U.S., but the European Medicines Agency has authorized it for use against monkeypox and cowpox. Robert Hart, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Monkeypox is a virus related to smallpox and cowpox, and prior to the current outbreak was rarely reported outside of Africa, where the disease is endemic. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox is one, as is smallpox and cowpox, the latter of which is rare in humans. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 See More