{{Broad-concept article}} {{wiktionary|pox}} '''Pox''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}} ==Infections== *Poxviridae, a family of viruses *Buffalopox, a disease of buffaloes *Camelpox, a disease of camels *Canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds *Chickenpox, a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) *Cowpox, a rodent disease that can infect cattle, and is also transmissible to humans; used for vaccination against smallpox *Dogpox, an infection of canines *Farmyard pox, an infectious skin disease *Fowlpox, an infectious disease of poultry *Goatpox, an infectious disease of goats *Horsepox, an infectious disease of horses *Mpox, formerly monkey pox, an infectious rodent disease that can infect primates *Mousepox, an iatrogenic infectious disease of laboratory mice *Myxomatosis, "wild rabbitpox", an infectious disease of wild rabbits *Pigeonpox, 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, a rickettsial disease spread by mites *Sealpox, a skin condition caused by a parapoxvirus *Sheeppox, an infectious disease of sheep *Smallpox, an eradicated infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, ''Variola major'' and ''Variola minor'' **Hemorrhagic smallpox, ''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, a disease of turkeys *Whitepox disease, 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'', 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'' (HOX/POX) *"Pox", a song by Xiu Xiu from ''La Forêt''
==Food and drink== *Pox (drink), a ceremonial drink common among the Maya, especially those in Chamula *Candy Buttons, 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, basic XML, a computer data representation format *Partial oxidation, or POX, a chemical reaction *Pontoise – Cormeilles Aerodrome, an airport in France with IATA code POX *President's Overseas XV, a 1971 squad of the English Rugby Football Union
==See also== *Plague (disambiguation), another general term for disease {{disambiguation}}