question on smallpox vaccine - Herpes Message Board

dazed and confused · 10-28-2002, 06:33 PM

I have an old Mothers Encylopedia. I'm not sure of the copyright date, I think around 1965. I looked up cold sore, since the virus is related and I knew genital herpes would not be in it. It said, vaccination with smallpox virus,which is immunologically related to the virus of cold sores can produce long and sometimes permanent remissions. The smallpox vaccine has not been around for years but will be out again soon because of terrist. Could this be affective in curing herpes I&II?

TheOneInFour · 10-29-2002, 04:23 AM

I'd never heard of that. A quick search on the Net turned up some references to the smallpox vaccine creating some pretty nasty complications and problems when it was used to try and treat herpes. But I've never seen smallpox associated with herpes, so I'm not sure what the connection is.

TheOneInFour

all for one · 10-30-2002, 03:09 PM

My doctor is in an old timer and he told me that there was a day that he used the vaccination for smallpox virus for herpes and that it worked for most of his patients. I think this is a money thing, there are solutions to our problems but we are not aloud to use them.

dazed and confused · 10-31-2002, 11:41 AM

I think we should all ask more doctors about this. I do understand that there are risks that go along with the smallpox vaccine, but there are also alot of people suffering with herpes. If the smallpox vaccine is also a possible cure for herpes then why arn't people told. There has to be some truth in this or it would'nt be printed in this encyclopedia!!

swami20 · 11-29-2002, 04:00 PM

I just read on msnbc today (a story about the smallpox vaccine) that, according to the CDC, those who have certain conditions, or live with someone who does, should not get the smallpox vaccine unless they have been exposed to the smallpox virus. The conditions are: 1) Eczema or atopic dermatitis; 2) Skin conditions such as burns, chickenpox, shingles, impetigo, HERPES, severe acne, or psoriasis; 3) weakened immune system; 4) Pregnancy or plans to become pregnanat within one month of vaccination. I plan to look into this more, but I don't think I'd want to get the vaccine until I found out what all this means. I hope we never have to find out.