Pox may refer to:

Diseases

Poxviridae ''Poxviridae'' is a family of double-stranded DNA viruses. Vertebrates and arthropods serve as natural hosts. There are currently 83 species in this family, divided among 22 genera, which are divided into two subfamilies. Diseases associated wit ...

, a family of viruses *

Buffalopox Buffalopox is caused by ''buffalopox virus'' (BPXV); it is a ''Poxviridae'' for which the natural host is buffalo. It mainly infects buffalo but has been known to infect cows and humans. It is classified in the ''Orthopoxvirus'' (OPV) genus and ...

, a disease of buffaloes *

Camelpox Camelpox is a disease of camels caused by the camelpox virus (CMPV) of the family ''Poxviridae'', subfamily ''Chordopoxvirinae'', and the genus ''Orthopoxvirus''. It causes skin lesions and a generalized infection. Approximately 25% of young ca ...

, a disease of camels *

Canarypox Canarypox virus (CNPV) is an ''Avipoxvirus'' and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds that can cause significant losses. Canarypox can enter human cells, but it cannot survive and multiply in human cells. There is a ...

, a disease of wild and captive birds * Chickenpox, a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) *

Cowpox Cowpox is an infectious disease caused by the ''cowpox virus'' (CPXV). It presents with large blisters in the skin, a fever and swollen glands, historically typically following contact with an infected cow, though in the last several decades more ...

, a rodent disease that can infect cattle, and is also transmissible to humans; used for vaccination against smallpox * Dogpox, an infection of canines *

Fowlpox Fowlpox is the worldwide disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family ''Poxviridae'' and the genus ''Avipoxvirus''. The viruses causing fowlpox are distinct from one another but antigenically similar, possible hosts including chickens, tur ...

, an infectious disease of poultry *

Goatpox Variola caprina (goat pox) is a contagious viral disease caused by ''Goatpox virus'', a pox virus that affects goats. The virus usually spreads via the respiratory system, and sometimes spreads through abraded skin. It is most likely to occur ...

, an infectious disease of goats *

Horsepox ''Orthopoxvirus'' is a genus of viruses in the family ''Poxviridae'' and subfamily ''Chordopoxvirinae''. Vertebrates, including mammals and humans, and arthropods serve as natural hosts. There are 12 species in this genus. Diseases associated wi ...

, an infectious disease of horses *

Mpox Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild ...

, an infectious rodent disease that can infect primates * Mousepox, an iatrogenic infectious disease of laboratory mice *

Myxomatosis Myxomatosis is a disease caused by ''Myxoma virus'', a poxvirus in the genus '' Leporipoxvirus''. The natural hosts are tapeti (''Sylvilagus brasiliensis'') in South and Central America, and brush rabbits (''Sylvilagus bachmani'') in North A ...

, "wild rabbitpox", an infectious disease of wild rabbits *

Pigeonpox Pigeon pox is a viral disease to which only pigeons are susceptible. It is characterized by pox scabs, which most frequently form on the featherless parts of the bird. The disease is caused by the Pigeon pox virus. It can be transmitted by drop ...

, an infectious disease of pigeons * Plumpox, the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus “Prunus” * Quokkapox a disease caused by the Quokkapox virus, also called marsupialpox * Rabbitpox, an iatrogenic infectious disease of laboratory rabbits *

Rickettsialpox Rickettsialpox is a mite-borne infectious illness caused by bacteria of the genus '' Rickettsia'' (''Rickettsia akari''). Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identifying the cause of t ...

, a rickettsial disease spread by mites * Sealpox, a skin condition caused by a parapoxvirus *

Sheeppox Sheeppox (or sheep pox, known as in Latin, in French, in German) is a highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus different from the benign orf (or contagious ecthyma). This virus is in the family ''Poxviridae'' and genus '' Cap ...

, an infectious disease of sheep *

Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...

, an eradicated infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, ''Variola major'' and ''Variola minor'' **

Hemorrhagic smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) cer ...

, ''Blackpox'' a severe manifestation of smallpox caused by bleeding under the skin * Squirrelpox, an infectious disease of squirrel * Swinepox, an infectious disease of swine * Syphilis, also known as ''grande verole'', the “great pox”, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacteria ''Treponema pallidum'' *

Turkeypox ''Turkeypox virus'' is a virus of the family ''Poxviridae'' and the genus ''Avipoxvirus'' that causes turkeypox. It is one of the most common diseases in the wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo'') population. Turkeypox, like all avipoxviruses, is ...

, a disease of turkeys *

Whitepox disease White pox disease (also "acroporid serratiosis" and "patchy necrosis"), first noted in 1996 on coral reefs near the Florida keys, is a coral disease affecting Elkhorn coral ('' Acropora palmata'') throughout the Caribbean. It causes irregula ...

, a coral disease

Arts, entertainment, and media

Games

*'' P-O-X'', a 2001 handheld electronic game *'' Pox: Save the People'', a 2010 board game and mobile game *''

PoxNora ''PoxNora: Battlefield of the Immortals'' is a multiplayer online game that combines a digital collectible card game with a turn-based strategy game in a fantasy setting. ''PoxNora'' was originally launched via Java Web Start through a browser an ...

'', a 2006 multiplayer online game that combines a collectible card game with a turn-based strategy game in a fantasy setting

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Orthopox 13, a character in the video game series ''Destroy All Humans!'' * The P.O.X., a German band *''

House of X and Powers of X ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' (abbreviated as ''HOX'' and ''POX'') are two 2019 comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics featuring the X-Men, but writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz, R.B. Silva and Marte Gracia. Both book ...

'' (HOX/POX) *"Pox", a song by Xiu Xiu from ''La Forêt''

Food and drink

Pox (drink) Pox (pronounced 'Poshe') is a liquor commonly used for ceremonial purposes among the Mayans of Mexico and Central America. It is made of corn, sugar cane and wheat. Besides its religious significance it is also a somewhat popular alcoholic drink i ...

, a ceremonial drink common among the Maya, especially those in Chamula *

Candy Buttons Candy Buttons, Candy Dots, or Pox are small rounded pegs of candy that are attached to a strip of paper. This classic sugar candy was originally introduced by the Cumberland Valley company and J Sudak and Son of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 1977, Sud ...

, also called "pox", small rounded pegs of candy that are attached to a strip of paper * Premature oxidation of wine

Other uses

*'' Istiblennius pox'', a kind of fish found in the Indian Ocean *

Plain Old XML Plain Old XML (POX) is the basic XML, sometimes mixed in with other, blendable specifications like XML Namespaces, Dublin Core, XInclude and XLink. This contrasts with complicated, multilayered XML specifications like those for web services or ...

, basic XML, a computer data representation format *

Partial oxidation Partial oxidation (POX) is a type of chemical reaction. It occurs when a substoichiometric fuel-air mixture is partially combusted in a reformer, creating a hydrogen-rich syngas which can then be put to further use, for example in a fuel cell. A d ...