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Orf virus is a zoonotic parapoxvirus endemic to most countries in the world and is principally associated with small ruminants (e.g., sheep and goats). Human orf infections appear as ulcerative skin lesions after contact with an infected animal or contaminated fomite.
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Orf is a skin infection you can get from infected sheep or goats. It most often affects the fingers, hands, forearms or face. It usually clears up without treatment in about 6 weeks. How you get orf. Orf is a virus that mainly affects young lambs and goats. You can get it if you have a sore, cut or scratch that touches an infected animal.
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Orf, also known as ecthyma contagiosum, contagious pustular dermatitis, infectious labial dermatitis, scabby mouth, or sore mouth, is a viral disease first described in humans in 1934 by Newson and Cross. [ 1] It is endemic in sheep and goat herds worldwide but can be found in other ruminants.
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Orf virus in humans is a common and widespread zoonotic viral infection that affects the skin. It is caused by the parapoxvirus and appears worldwide. Orf virus has many names: contagious pustular ...
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described six distinct clinical stages of orf in detail: maculopapular, target, acute, regenerative, papillo-matous, and regressive [3, 11]. The maculopapular stage consists of an erythematous macule or papule. In the target stage, the lesion has a red centre, a cen-tral white ring, and an outer red halo. The acute stage
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The disease progresses through six clinically distinct dermatologic stages and lesions usually heal in three to six weeks without scarring. Farmers, veterinarians, and hunters represent...
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Olfactory receptors (ORs), also known as odorant receptors, are chemoreceptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons and are responsible for the detection of odorants (for example, compounds that have an odor) which give rise to the sense of smell.Activated olfactory receptors trigger nerve impulses which transmit information …
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