Vaccinations And Bio War

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by SlowwHand

Small pox is nasty, and in almost all cases, fatal.

I know that. I was refering to the chances of being exposed to it. ie. it being used as a weapon by terrorists.

The vaccine, like all vaccines, has a great number of side effects and can even cause death in some cases. It's not something I would recomend taking out of sheer paranoia.

[red_jon]

I thought a third or half the cases were fatal - it was on a documentary or something.

Just think how much of a killing skin cream companies would make in the aftermath - smallpox plays havoc on your complexion.

[SlowwHand]

Depends on they type.
"flat and hemorrhagic smallpox usually are fatal"

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp

I would expect terrorists to try and develop the most lethal.
Still, the non-lethal form wouldn't be very desireable.

[red_jon]

Ah. I can't remember which channel it was on, but there was a really good fake-documentary over here last year, set slightly in the future after a global smallpox disaster, going over the events.

It was scarily real.

[Sandman]

You have misinterpreted the article. It clearly states that smallpox does have a 30% fatality rate, including people who develop the flat and haemorrhagic forms of the disease.

[Lancer]

My wife, myself and my father in law all had the vaccine as children w/ no side effects. I believe that means we won't have any if we have it again.

[SlowwHand]

I had the vaccination as a child. Nothing to it.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Sandman
You have misinterpreted the article. It clearly states that smallpox does have a 30% fatality rate, including people who develop the flat and haemorrhagic forms of the disease.

Pardon me?


"Historically, variola major has an overall fatality rate of about 30%; however, flat and hemorrhagic smallpox usually are fatal."

[Lancer]

Sloww, are you so ancient? I figured you were in your 20s?

I'm 44 btw.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I had the vaccination as a child. Nothing to it.

Side effects can be very subtle and long lasting. Those vacinations could even be the reason why you are so mule headed today.

[SpencerH]

Here's a link that has good basic knowledge about smallpox. I scanned it quickly and the info is similar to what we give out during seminars to physicians here in the department of Infectious Disease.

[CerberusIV]

The whole vaccination thing is a two edged sword. There is an interesting story on the BBC website from last month claiming health workers in the US are so busy vaccinating people they would not notice an outbreak start and miss the opportunity to deal with it in the early stages.

More worryingly I picked up a story on the BBC this morning (no link as it hasn't reached their website yet) that the anthrax vaccine for British troops contains an impurity (squalene or something like that?) which is linked to other diseases including Lupus. No wonder half the troops in the Gulf are claimed to have refused it.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Lancer
Sloww, are you so ancient? I figured you were in your 20s?

I'm 44 btw.

My mother keeps insisting that I'm 47.
Total b.s.


Tell you what.
You don't want a vaccination, don't get one.
Thin the herd a little.

[Lancer]

Old fart

[SlowwHand]

I have underwear older than some of these pups.