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Large Image: Sore Mouth on the Finger of a Sheep Farmer

Classic Orf virus in finger of sheep farmer.

Sore mouth on the finger of a sheep farmer. Photo courtesy Sue Meidl, MD.

Content Source: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
Page last modified: February 14, 2007
Page last reviewed: February 14, 2007

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