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  1. Jan 24, 2023 · Smallpox, a serious disease caused by the variola virus, typically leads to symptoms like high-grade fever and a skin rash. Thanks to the success of a worldwide immunization program, smallpox was eradicated in 1980. However, people who received the smallpox vaccine may still have a scar on their upper arm.

    • Laura Dorwart
  2. Nov 13, 2019 · Removal. Summary. A smallpox vaccine scar is a distinctive mark that smallpox vaccination leaves behind. The smallpox vaccine was discontinued in most circumstances in the United States in the ...

  3. Sep 3, 2018 · Recognizing Old Vaccine Scars. Classically, there are two vaccines that can leave a scar – the ones that protect us against smallpox and tuberculosis. “BCG scar is a surrogate marker of vaccination and an important index in the vaccination program.”. Dhanawade et al on Scar formation and tuberculin conversion following BCG vaccination in ...

  4. Mar 15, 2024 · A smallpox vaccine scar is a small mark you might have on your upper arm if you received the Dryvax or ACAM2000 smallpox vaccines. It’s a sign that the vaccine successfully spurred an immune response in your body to protect you against smallpox. Not many people receive a smallpox vaccine today, so the scar is far less common than it used to be.

  5. Feb 5, 2018 · When the skin is injured (like it is with the smallpox vaccine), the body rapidly responds to repair the tissue. The result is a scar, which is still skin tissue, but the skin fibers are arranged ...

    • Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA
  6. May 26, 2022 · The smallpox vaccine holds a live virus. It creates a controlled infection that forces your immune system to defend your body against the virus. The exposure to the virus tends to leave a sore and ...

  7. Oct 8, 2015 · The vaccine is a live virus, a cousin of the virus that causes smallpox. That germ creates a small, local infection and nudges the body to mount its defenses. The virus starts multiplying, and within days, the immune system tries to push out the infection. “It gets red and pussy and drains a little bit, and then it heals,” Gluckman said.

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