Write the symptoms and causative agent of cowpox.

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Cowpox:
It is a viral disease in cattle and can also affect humans.
Symptoms:
Papules appear upon heads and udder in cattle.
Vesicles may rupture leaving raw ulcers which are painful.
It can also cause scabs in the affected areas.
Causative agent:
The causative agent of cowpox is the cowpox virus which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.

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