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21287765

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Orf is an infection often unknown to practicians throughout the world. The first known cases were registered at the end of the 19th century. The virus affects ovines and caprins and is characterized by cutaneous and/or mucosae lesions. It is strongly resistant and the survival time is important in the outside environment. The morbidity of Orf is far higher than its mortality. The virus is transmitted by direct and indirect contact among humans, who became vectors themselves. Those subjects that are in contact with the animals in question due to professional reasons are at risk in particular. The same goes for attendants and participants of religious feasts. The preferred localization of lesions in humans is the hands. The diagnostic is easily set by the anamnesis and the clinical characteristics of the lesions except when it happens to be a particular form. The complications are nearly exclusively related to the unawareness of the virus in form of inappropriate medical acts. The evolution is spontaneous and the unique treatment is the prophylaxis of bacterial infection as well as a constant surveillance.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0370-629X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
691-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[The "Orf" virus: focus and review of the literature].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Dermatologie, Cliniques universitaires UCL Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract