its been 4 weeks since i got the vaccine is it something i am doing wrong that it wont fall off
2007-04-20 19:11:56 · 6 answers · asked by ctosnstenftenagel 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
NO I MEAN SMALL POX i am in the military i am going to afghanistan. thats why i am getting it.
2007-04-20 19:19:09 · update #1
If the injection site still has a scab, you should continue to follow the instructions you were given at the time you received the vaccine. DO NOT PICK AT IT! If you touch it, make sure you wash your hands thoroughly.
You may be particularly sensitive to the vaccine or some of its components. It could also be due to poor technique of the person who gave it. Unlike many other vaccines, the site where small pox is injected can look a little rough before it heals. If the scab is clean, and dry, I suggest you leave it alone. It will fall off, eventually. If you notice any drainage (pus or fluid), pain, raised red area around the scab, swelling, or feeling warmth in the area of the scab, make an appointment with a doctor.
2007-04-20 21:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Small pox has been eradicated from the world in about 1976, including Afghanistan. I didn't know that this vaccine still exists. Soime laboratories including those in the US still keep the virus. They must get rid of it, before it leaks out accidently or is stolen. I used to get smallpox vaccine when I was a child. The scab will eventually fall off. Do not apply anything.
2007-04-21 06:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your question made us think you actually had the small pox disease. It's supposed to be wiped out. It will eventually fall off. You're not doing anything wrong.
2007-04-20 20:00:20 · answer #3 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. the main crucial subject to do is to renounce putting lotion on it. you do no longer prefer to place something on the scab that would make it worse, and that incorporates lotion. If this is not looking contaminated then you definately are nonetheless sturdy. yet another subject - (extraordinarily now that this is scabbed) this is significant to no longer enable it to be uncovered to the solar for too long. If it gets too lots solar collectively as this is therapeutic this is going to vanish lots swifter. no longer all tattoos will scab, yet as long as you're taking sturdy care of it, then this is not a extensive deal.
2016-12-20 20:24:20 · answer #4 · answered by sheck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small pox?! I thought that didn't exist in the US anymore, are you sure you don't mean chicken pox?
2007-04-20 19:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you are talking about chicken pox
2007-04-20 19:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by Tiger Eyes 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋