Are You Aware Of The True Importance Of The Little Scar On The Upper
A little, round scar on our upper arm is a permanent reminder for many of us of the smallpox vaccination that was widely administered prior to the 1970s. In order to elicit an immune response against the lethal Variola virus, which causes smallpox, this vaccination used live vaccine virus.
According to the original article, “blisters appear at the injection site after receiving the shot, which eventually heal and leave a circular scar.”
Because blisters were caused by each needle puncture that administered a small amount of the vaccination, the scars are evident. After the injection, the injection site momentarily swells before becoming normal again. However, a bump that like a mosquito bite appears six to eight weeks later and develops into a tumor. Later on, it opens, starts to leak fluid, develops into an ulcer, and finally heals to leave an everlasting scar.
By the early 1970s, smallpox had been eradicated over the majority of the Western world. Vaccinations stopped in the 1980s because there was insufficient exposure to the Variola virus. The scar is still visible as a historical record of a hazardous illness.
