Smallpox

Question: Smallpox !!!? Anyone can help me and give me some information about skin care after smallpox?! My niece had it, and I'm scare that smallpox can leave a scars on her face and body.. Thanks in advance to all..

Answer: Really, smallpox? Is the CDC aware of this? Smallpox has not been found since the 1940s, so if you're serious, I suggest you call the CDC or go to their website: cdc.gov. Smallpox is deadly, so scars would be the least of her problems. I think you mean Chicken pox. There's not much you can do to avoid scars, but here are a few things you can do. Don't let her scratch them. Tell her they can get even itchier if she does. Dab a little calamine lotion on the itchiest ones. As she heals, dab a little Neosporin on any scars. Hope this helps.

Question: How can a person get infected with smallpox? I know that smallpox is very contagious, but how can a single person start having smallpox. What country has people that actually have smallpox right now?

Answer: Any country that isn't big on getting people vaccinations has people with it. In this country almost all people are vaccinated for this, but for those people whose parent chose not to get their children vaccinated can easily get it from someone else who has it. Usually outbreaks in the country happen because of an immigrant who comes from another country (like Mexico) that has this disease.

Question: How is smallpox vaccine manufactured without smallpox virus? Here an interesting question. How is a smallpox vaccine manufactured for the military when it is supposed to be wiped out? I can't seem to think of any other diesase used other the cowpox..

Answer: Smallpox isn't wiped out as in wiped out of existence off the face of the earth. It still exists, in the CDC laboratories, in freezers. They also keep stores of vaccine, and in 2000 contracted with a lab to produce additional stores of it. The virus is used to produce the vaccine, not cowpox or any other type of "pox". Cowpox infections offer future resistance to smallpox, but doesn't confer immunity- so the small pox vaccination would still be needed if there were an outbreak.

Question: What is the difference between chickenpox and smallpox? What is the difference between chickenpox and smallpox?

Answer: Only chicken get chickenpox and only small people get smallpox

Question: How do I get vaccinated against smallpox? Before anyone starts spewing unrelated answers to the above question, let me state a couple things. The vaccine is or has been recently available. I realize Smallpox only exists in laboratories at present (emphasis on present) I still would like to have it since no one in my generation has it and if it ever did get out many of us would be screwed. Thanks guys My goodness... your ignorance astounds me Danielle.

Answer: See your Dr.

Question: What is the relationship between A positive blood type and susceptibility to smallpox? I've heard that there is a relationship between blood type and the inability to resist smallpox. Is that true? Thanks, Germ Guy. There was a reference to that effectin Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel" and I wondered if there was anytruth to it. I appreciate your response!

Answer: No it's not true- I certainly have never heard of this. ALL persons are sucecptable to smallpox -there is no genetic resistance, nor particular genetic susceptibility.

Question: How did smallpox affect the Indigenous people and how it was significant to the European's ? What was smallpox and how did it affect the Indigenous people?

Answer: Kindly refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

Question: How did smallpox change 18th century fashion? Obviously, smallpox left scarring on many people. I want to know if it specifically changed fashion of the 18th century. All I know is that people covered up their scars.

Answer: I believe it became fashionable in some places to cover pock-marks with small silk patches pasted on (they were often shaped). Holding the fan over the face also became popular, I believe

Question: Where can I find a picture of a smallpox vaccine scar? My daughter is doing a paper on smallpox and would like a picture of a person that has that scar. Neither my wife nor my scar still shows and we dont want to ask someone else. Please help!

Answer: Go to "Google" click on "images" and then type in smallpox scar. Lots of photos will pop up. Good luck.

Question: Do you think smallpox will ever make a comeback? They think that smallpox killed over a billion people before there was a cure. Do you think it will make a comeback? Or something similar? Do you think a country would use it as a biological weapon?

Answer: General Public Information: What is the current Threat Assessment? What are the likely Countries to obtain and use the Smallpox Virus? Answer: Terrorists or Governments Hostile to the United States may have, or could obtain, some of the Variola Virus that causes Smallpox Disease. These adversaries could use it as a Biological Weapon. This potential along with an appreciation for the potentially devastating consequences of a smallpox attack, suggests that we should take prudent steps to prepare our critical responders to protect the American public should an attack occur. People exposed to Variola Virus, or those at risk of being exposed, can be protected by Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine. The United States is taking precautions to deal with this possibility. READ MORE: http://www.hhs.gov/smallpox/VaccinationP…