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Contagious Ecthyma (Orf) Summary

Description: An infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. It is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man.

Also Known As: Orf; Ecthyma, Contagious; Contagious Pustular Dermatitides; Dermatitides, Contagious Pustular; Pustular Dermatitides, Contagious Show All >>

Networked: 8810 relevant articles (33 outcomes, 254 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Contagious Ecthyma

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Proteins (Proteins, Gene) : 4 outcomes 21 studies in 913 results : IBA
  2. Initiator Codon (Start Codon) : 4 outcomes 2 studies in 267 results : IBA
  3. cidofovir (Vistide) : 4 outcomes 1 study in 9 results : FDA 1
  4. Complementary DNA (cDNA) : 3 outcomes 44 studies in 1679 results : IBA
  5. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) : 3 outcomes 14 studies in 730 results : IBA
  6. Messenger RNA (mRNA) : 2 outcomes 14 studies in 582 results : IBA
  7. Codon (Codons) : 2 outcomes 5 studies in 509 results : IBA
  8. RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) : 1 outcome 15 studies in 473 results : IBA
  9. Staphylococcal Protein A (A, Protein) : 1 outcome 9 studies in 1075 results : IBA
  10. Glycoproteins (Glycoprotein) : 1 outcome 4 studies in 131 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Contagious Ecthyma

  1. Infection
  2. Molluscum Contagiosum
  3. Poxviridae Infections
  4. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  5. Papilloma (Papillomatosis)
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Key Therapies for Contagious Ecthyma

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  1. Cell Transplantation : 1 outcome in 1 result
  2. Bite Force (Occlusal Forces) : 1 study in 1 result
  3. Transplants (Transplant) : 5 results
  4. Ligation : 5 results
  5. Lasers (Laser) : 5 results
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