1. A viral disease affecting horses, characterized by pustules and lesions on the skin, caused by a poxvirus.
Usage: veterinary term; also called equine pox

Examples

• The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with horsepox after observing the characteristic pustules on its legs.
• Horsepox is a contagious disease that can spread rapidly through a stable if proper quarantine measures are not taken.
• The farmer isolated the infected horse to prevent horsepox from spreading to the rest of the herd.
• Vaccination programs have helped reduce the incidence of horsepox in domestic horse populations.
• Horsepox symptoms typically appear within two to three weeks of exposure to the virus.