Pox

Pox may refer to:

Diseases

 * 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
 * Fowlpox, an infectious disease of poultry
 * Goatpox, an infectious disease of goats
 * Horsepox, an infectious disease of horses
 * Mpox, 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

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