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Pox

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Pox may refer to:

Diseases

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  • 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
  • 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

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Games

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  • 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

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Food and drink

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Other uses

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See also

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