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Uncommon card · Science
Cowpox, an Uncommon card
Cowpox is an infectious disease caused by Cowpox virus.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Cowpox quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cowpox card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The virus, part of the genus ______, is closely related to Vaccinia virus.
Answer
Orthopoxvirus. The virus, part of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is closely related to Vaccinia virus. From the Cowpox article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Positional notation. Positional notation 77 · Cowpox 73 · Earth's outer core 67 · Cardiac cycle 64 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cardiac cycle. Cardiac cycle 91,000 · Cowpox 57,000 · Noise 39,000 · Income and fertility 23,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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 often from infected cats.
- The hands and face are most frequently affected and the spots are generally very painful.
- The virus, part of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is closely related to Vaccinia virus.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cowpox article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Cowpox
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cowpox (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dr Graham Beards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
