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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on May 19, 2011, 01:43:09 PM

Title: Health scare after Feds scramble to 'contain' museum's 135-y/o smallpox scab
Post by: bijou on May 19, 2011, 01:43:09 PM

A 135-year-old smallpox scab caused a health scare after government scientists feared the skin may still be highly infectious.

The scab, found in the Virginia Historical society archives, was originally used to vaccinate people against the deadly virus.

A concerned scientist contacted the Centrer for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who dispatched two agents to isolate and retrieve the scab, bringing it back to their high security Atlanta head quarters.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1388751/Health-scare-Feds-scramble-contain-museums-135-year-old-small-pox-scab.html#ixzz1MpESHCv0


Hmm watch out for infected zombies. The CDC's other warning was for a reason.

Title: Re: Health scare after Feds scramble to 'contain' museum's 135-y/o smallpox scab
Post by: thundley4 on May 19, 2011, 01:47:33 PM

Recently I read where health organizations were debating rather to destroy the remaining samples of small pox.  I don't think it's a good idea.

Title: Re: Health scare after Feds scramble to 'contain' museum's 135-y/o smallpox scab
Post by: CG6468 on May 19, 2011, 01:51:27 PM

Quote from: thundley4 on May 19, 2011, 01:47:33 PM

Recently I read where health organizations were debating rather to destroy the remaining samples of small pox.  I don't think it's a good idea.

Nor do I.