2024-04-06 18:00:00
Scars caused by injuries or operations: each body presents its share of stigmata from the past. All different, one of them is nevertheless found in millions of people around the world.
This is a characteristic shared by many people born before the 1970s. Until that time, children had to be vaccinated once morest smallpox. At that time, this disease was particularly widespread throughout the world and vaccination was imperative. Unfortunately, this was accompanied by a scar in the shape of a circle on his left arm.
A scar symbol of a successful vaccination
The live vaccine virus was used to trigger an immune response which would then protect vaccinated people once morest the smallpox virus. If the vaccine left a particular scar, it is because it was administered using a two-pronged needle. This perforated the skin in several places in order to distribute the doses of virus under the epidermis.
The diffusion of the product then led to the development of a slight swelling called a papule. The healing process might then take several weeks, but the swelling would eventually subside, leaving a scar which, for doctors, was the sign of a successful vaccination.
Beware of monkey pox!
Since January 8, 1980, smallpox has been officially eradicated in Western countries and since 1984, booster shots of this vaccine are no longer mandatory in France. Smallpox is, to date, the only disease that man has succeeded in eliminating from the face of the planet following having been the cause of thousands of deaths across the world. Among the famous deaths of this epidemic, we include Robespierre but also Mirabeau, Danton, Mozart and even Beethoven.
Today, smallpox vaccination is no longer necessary unless you plan to travel to a country where the virus is still present. Animal pox still exists in monkeys, under the name “monkey pox”, or monkey pox. In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) has counted “more than 13,000 suspected cases” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is why it raises the risk of an international spread of the epidemic following an initial outbreak. in spring 2022. Since then, more than 92,000 cases have been reported in 117 countries.
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