cowpox

English Thesaurus

1. a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pox,
definition	:	a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks (noun.state)

hypernym	:	animal disease,
definition	:	a disease that typically does not affect human beings (noun.state)