How to Use cowpox in a Sentence

cowpox

noun
  • Monkeypox is one, as is smallpox and cowpox, the latter of which is rare in humans.
    Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022
  • And in cattle, the disease manifests a lot like cowpox.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2022
  • But those vaccination strains—then and to this day—aren’t cowpox.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2017
  • This virus is like cowpox and smallpox but not identical to either.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Studies have shown that monkeypox is linked to the Orthopoxvirus genus, which is also found in smallpox and cowpox.
    Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2022
  • The initial challenge faced by the man in charge of this expedition, Francisco Balmis, was how to get viable cowpox across the ocean.
    The Economist, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Loy had done that vindicated Jenner’s ideas about the origins of cowpox.
    Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2021
  • Monkeypox is a virus from the same family that causes smallpox and cowpox.
    Molly Stellino, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Those who worked closely with cows and contracted an illness called cowpox didn’t contract the horror that was smallpox.
    Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus closely related to the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox.
    Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
  • The first real vaccine was one against smallpox, made by Edward Jenner in 1796 from a related virus, cowpox.
    NBC News, 13 July 2018
  • The British doctor Edward Jenner published research on the use of cowpox (vaccinia) virus in the prevention of smallpox in humans.
    Albert Bourla, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Diseases linked with the virus include cowpox, monkeypox and smallpox.
    Melissa Gomezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
  • The vaccine was developed in the late 18th century by physician Edward Jenner, who aimed to put a piece of folklore to the test: that milkmaids seemed to contract a milder form of the disease, called cowpox.
    Robert Kuznia, CNN, 13 May 2020
  • That’s because the vaccine used to prevent smallpox was likely horsepox, not cowpox, researchers say.
    Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Jesty vaccinated his wife and two sons with pus from a cowpox lesion, using his wife’s knitting needle.
    William F. Bynum, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
  • To the immune system, vaccinia and cowpox are not interchangeable.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Monkeypox is a poxvirus, related to smallpox and cowpox.
    Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses as smallpox, which includes cowpox, camelpox, horsepox and others.
    Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
  • One of the individuals in the study was treated with tecovirimat — an oral medicine used to treat smallpox, cowpox and monkeypox, all three of which belong to the orthopoxvirus family.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 25 May 2022
  • Monkeypox, a rare disease related to smallpox and cowpox, was first identified in 1958 among colonies of monkeys kept for research, according to the CDC.
    Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 June 2022
  • In the late 18th century, British physician Edward Jenner inoculated a young boy with cowpox virus and then exposed him to smallpox.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner infected a young boy with cowpox.
    Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Monkeypox is a virus related to smallpox and cowpox, and prior to the current outbreak was rarely reported outside of Africa, where the disease is endemic.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Edward Jenner inoculating an 8-year-old boy with cowpox and then exposing him to smallpox more 200 years ago.
    Andrea L. Cox, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (which causes smallpox), vaccinia virus (used in the smallpox vaccine), and cowpox virus.
    Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • Many viruses that cause disease in humans can also infect animals — think of Jenner’s cowpox.
    New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • For instance, in 1774, a farmer named Benjamin Jesty in Dorset, England, successfully vaccinated his wife and children with cowpox.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2021
  • While working as a doctor in his native Gloucestershire, Jenner is said to have realized that the rosy-cheeked milkmaids of his town lacked smallpox scars, and wondered if prior infection with cowpox might protect against its deadlier cousin.
    John J. Ross, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Monkeypox is in the same family of viruses that includes variola virus, which causes smallpox; vaccinia virus, used in the smallpox vaccine; and cowpox virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 May 2022

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