Write the symptoms and causative agent of foul pox.

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Foul pox:
It is a viral disease that affects poultry worldwide.
Symptoms:
Scabs or wart-like lesions on the comb, wattles, eyelids, face, and feet.
Swollen eyelids and sealed eyes or scabbed over.
Yellow canker lesions in the mouth.
Loss of weight.
Hunger loss.
Reduced consumption of water.
Causative agent:
The causative agent of foul pox is Avipoxvirus.

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