parapox

English

Etymology

para- +‎ pox

Noun

parapox (uncountable)

1. A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels
   • 2009 January 7, Marlena Spieler, “Saving a Squirrel by Eating One”, in New York Times:

     The grays take over the reds' habitat, eat voraciously and harbor a virus named squirrel parapox (harmless to humans) that does not harm grays but can devastate reds.

See also

• Parapoxvirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia