Medical term:

paravaccinia


paravaccinia

 [par″ah-vak-sin´e-ah]
an infection due to the paravaccinia virus, a species of the genus Parapoxvirus that produces lesions similar to those of cowpox and orf on the udders and teats of milk cows. Paravaccinia may be transmitted to humans during milking, producing purple nodules on the fingers or adjacent areas; the lesions break down and crust and heal without scarring.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

par·a·vac·cin·i·a

(par'ă-vak-sin'ē-ă),
Former name for Pseudocowpox virus.Synonym(s): milkers' nodules
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
A lesion caused by infection by a bovine parapoxvirus after direct inoculation from manually milking cows
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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