Bill was vaccinated against small pox yesterday. He was given a live virus, but not small pox that will protect against small pox. Apparently, places he may go still have small pox and since he is of a generation that was not vaccinated against it originally, he has to be given the shot as an adult.
Things that I have learned:
-It looks like a totally normal puncture wound, very small, it will grow by day 8, puss and then scab over. That is where everyone gets the large scar from.
- He has to keep his puncture site covered for 30 days, no swimming or taking a bath. A shower is ok. He can spread the virus by touch...i.e. I can get it and so can my cat.
- We have to discard his bandages in a double sealed bag with bleach.
- His clothes have to be sorted separately and washed separately.
- He will react to the virus, totally normal about day 3-12 with swollen glands, fever, headache, body ache, and fatigue.
- If I contract it, those are the symptoms I will feel also, and I am supposed to contact my doc.
It says that passing it from one family member to the next is very low, but all of these precautions are kind of scary. Who knew they would be exposing my husband to things that would be harmful to the rest of the household?
No comments:
Post a Comment