Camel pox

There is a small corral isolated from the rest of the facility where those camels requiring medical attention are kept. Right now it is home to several animals who have contracted camel pox. Several months ago the disease swept through the herd, infecting those animals who had not yet been exposed. While the very young usually survive the infection, older camels require much more attention (much like chicken pox in humans). Here, you can see the impending eruption of the pox on an older animal.