Title:
Mujibur Rahman, an elder statesman among smallpox team leaders, was shown here, as he was demonstrating the proper method for administering
Description:
Mujibur Rahman, an elder statesman among smallpox team leaders, was shown here, as he was demonstrating the proper method for administering a smallpox vaccination using a bifurcated needle. After having been dipped into the vaccine solution, the bifurcated needle was used to prick the skin a number of times in order to allow the vaccinia virus to penetrate the skin, thereby, inoculating the vaccinee.If the vaccination is successful, a red and itchy bump develops at the vaccination site in three or four days. In the first week, the bump becomes a large blister, fills with pus, and begins to drain. During the second week, the blister begins to dry up and a scab forms. The scab falls off in the third week, leaving a small scar. People who are being vaccinated for the first time have a stronger reaction than those who are being revaccinated.
Creator:
CDC/ World Health Organization; Stanley O. Foster M.D., M.P.H.
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Date Added:
November 18, 2012