• Etiology : cowpox virus
  • Occurence
    • US, central Europe (in earlier times) / today, rare
    • source : cats(4), rodents(3), cow(1) of cowpox virus infection
    • not always be traced to diseased cattle (์†Œ๋ฅผ ํ†ตํ•ด์„œ๋งŒ ๊ฐ์—ผX) ์กฑ๋ณด
    • natural reservoir : small rodents
  • Transmission
    • milkers who contact with pox on teats
    • develop on hands, arms, face