(SMALL pox) Brand: Dryvax
• You must not receive smallpox vaccine if you have heart malady or a history of stroke or heart onslaught, a skin mess, if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you have received cancer chemotherapy or radiation treatment in the past 3 months.
• You must also not receive a smallpox vaccine if you or somebody in your household has a skin mess such as eczema (Atopic dermatitis), or a weak immune system caused by malady or by taking determined medicines such as steroids.
• If you have a tall risk of exposure to smallpox, you may need to receive the vaccine even if you have any of the above conditions.
• Till receiving the vaccine, speak your doctor if you have asthma, diabetes, kidney malady, or an autoimmune mess such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus. Speak your doctor if you are allergic to latex rubber, if you have recently used a steroid eye drop, or if you have any risk factors for heart disease.
• A vaccination sore will appear on your skin within 3 to 4 days after you receive this vaccine. This sore may itch and will gradually form a blister filled with pus. As the blister drains and dries up, a scab will form. After you receive the vaccine and before your scab falls off, your vaccination sore will be "contagious" and could spread the virus to anything or anyone who touches it.
• Hold your vaccination sore covered with a gauze bandage to hold from spreading the virus to another people or to another parts of your own body. Change your bandage at least once a day.
• Always wash your hands with soap and hot water after touching your sore, changing bandages, or handling clothing or another fabrics that have come into contact with your sore.
• Avoid touching the sore and then touching another parts of your body (especially your eyes) before you have washed your hands.
• Call your doctor at once if you have chest pain, muscle or joint pain, dry cough, feeling short of breath, flu symptoms, stiff neck or back, vomiting, confusion, memory loss, irritability, loss of balance or coordination, problems with speech or vision, sensitivity to easy, muscle weakness or paralysis, seizure (black-out or convulsions), a severe skin rash, irritation, infection, or skin changes, or an outbreak of skin sores or blisters anywhere on your body.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous doze caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with smallpox is many more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. Like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects, but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infection that is caused by a virus. Smallpox causes fever and a blistering skin rash. These blisters contain virus and can create the infected face highly contagious.
• Smallpox is spread from face to face through direct contact, or by coming into contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated objects such as clothing or bedding. A face with early symptoms of smallpox may or may not be contagious. Once the face forms a smallpox skin rash, the chance of spreading the malady increases before the recent smallpox has scab fallen off.
• The smallpox vaccine contains live "vaccinia" virus (a virus similar to smallpox). For this cause, the vaccination site (the seat on your skin where the vaccine is injected) will be contagious and can spread the virus to another parts of your body or to another people.
• The smallpox vaccine is not given as a routine vaccination to children or adults because the dedicated use of smallpox vaccine in the first half of the 20th century has virtually eliminated the malady worldwide. The recent case of smallpox in the United States occurred in 1949. The recent reported case of smallpox worldwide occurred in 1977.
• Last concerns that smallpox virus might be used as a weapon of bioterrorism has led U.S. health officials to take precautions for a smallpox outbreak. The smallpox vaccine is currently recommended for military and civilian personnel who work in tall threat areas, and in healthcare and safe workers who may provide first-response care in an outbreak. Smallpox vaccine is also recommended for laboratory workers who may be exposed to the smallpox virus or closely related viruses.
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to any vaccine containing vaccinia virus, or if you have:
· a heart condition such as coronary artery malady, congestive heart failure, or chest pain (angina);
· a history of heart onslaught, stroke, or"mini-stroke";
· a weak immune system caused by malady (such as cancer, HIV, or AIDS), or by taking determined medicines such as steroids;
· a skin wound, burn, infection such as impetigo or shingles (herpes zoster), or mess such as eczema (atopic dermatitis);
· an allergy to antibiotics such as neomycin, polymyxin B, streptomycin, or tetracycline.
· if somebody in your household has a weak immune system or a skin mess such as eczema;
· if you are pregnant or breast-feeding; or
· if you have received cancer chemotherapy or radiation treatment in the past 3 months.
• If you have a tall risk of exposure to smallpox, you may need to receive the vaccine even if you have any of the above conditions.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· a chronic malady such as asthma or another breathing mess, diabetes, kidney malady, or blood cell disorders such as anemia;
· an autoimmune mess such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus;
· an allergy to latex rubber;
· if you have recently used a steroid eye drop; or
· if you have at least 3 heart risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, tall cholesterol, tall blood pressure, or a family history of heart malady in a face younger than 50.
• You can still receive this vaccine if you have a cool or fever. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• This vaccine is not given with a needle and syringe, as most another vaccines are. Instead, the smallpox vaccine is given using a two-pronged needle that is dipped into the vaccine solution and then used to prick the skin different times to deliver the vaccine into the shallow layers of skin. These needle sticks are not deep, but they will reason some soreness and minor bleeding.
• Smallpox vaccine generally is given in the skin of your upper hand. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or another clinic setting.
• Within 3 to 4 days after receiving this vaccine, you must see a little red bump on your skin where the needle was placed. This bump may itch and it will gradually grow larger and form a blister filled with pus that will eventually drain. During the second week the blister must dry up and form a scab. After the scab falls off during the third or fourth week, you will most likely have a little scar.
• Smallpox vaccine contains a live form of the virus. This means that after you receive the vaccine and before your scab falls off, your vaccination sore will be "contagious" and could spread the virus to anything or anyone who touches it.
• A vaccination sore can transfer smallpox virus to bandages, clothing, bedding, towels, wash cloths, or furniture.
• Hold your vaccination sore covered at all times with a gauze bandage, especially while the sore is draining pus. This bandage will provide a barrier to protect against spreading the virus to another people or to another parts of your own body. Change your bandage at least once a day, or as needed to hold the sore clean and dry.
• Use a gauze bandage held in seat with first help tape. The bandage must let air to flow through it to hold your vaccination sore dry. Do not apply ointments or salves to the sore. Use a waterproof bandage to cover the sore while you are bathing. Apply a dry gauze bandage after bathing. Be certain to wash your hands with soap and hot water after changing your bandage.
• Throw away used bandages in a sealed plastic bag placed in a garbage can that children and pets can't reach. Do not let anyone else to handle your used bandages.
• Always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water after touching your vaccination sore, changing your bandages, or handling clothing, towels, or another fabrics that have come into contact with your sore. You may also use an alcohol-based arm rub such as Purell.
• The virus can also spread to another parts of your body that come into contact with your vaccination sore. Avoid touching the sore and then touching another parts of your body (especially your eyes) before you have washed your hands.
• Wear a shirt at all times to cover your vaccination sore while it is healing. If you share a bed with somebody, wear a shirt or pajamas to hold from spreading the virus to your bedding or to the another person.
• Do not share towels, clothing, or another private items while your vaccination sore is healing. Use a separate laundry basket or hamper for your clothing, towels, and bedding. All of your laundry must be washed in hot water with detergent and bleach (if possible) to kill any smallpox virus remaining on these items.
• Get medical help if somebody in your household shows any symptoms of smallpox, such as skin rash, fever, headache, or body aches. These may be signs that the virus has spread to that face or to something in the household that the face has touched.
• When your scab falls off, seat it in a sealed plastic bag and throw it away. Wash your hands with soap and hot water afterward.
• This vaccine can reason false results on a skin test for tuberculosis. Speak any doctor who treats you if you have received a smallpox vaccine within the past 4 to 6 weeks.
• Since smallpox vaccine is generally given as a single doze, you are not likely to be on a booster schedule. If a vaccination sore does not form on your skin where the needle stick was placed, the smallpox vaccine may not be effective and you may need to be re-vaccinated. Call your doctor if you do not develop a sore within 5 days after receiving your smallpox vaccine.
• An overdose of smallpox vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• Avoid touching your vaccination sore and then touching another parts of your body (especially your eyes) before you have washed your hands. Accidentally spreading the virus to your eyes can lead to permanent vision loss.
• Avoid touching your vaccination sore and then touching other face. The smallpox virus in the vaccination sore is highly contagious.
• Do not scratch or pick at the sore, as this will greatly magnify the risk of spreading the virus to another parts of your body or to another people.
• You must not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first vaccine. Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous doze caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with smallpox is many more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. Like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects, but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· chest pain, muscle or joint pain, dry cough, feeling short of breath;
· flu symptoms, stiff neck or back, vomiting, confusion, memory loss, irritability, loss of balance or coordination;
· problems with speech or vision, sensitivity to easy, muscle weakness or paralysis, seizure (black-out or convulsions);
· fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
· irritation, infection, or skin changes where the needle stick was placed; or
· outbreak of skin sores or blisters anywhere on your body.
• Smaller serious side effects include headache, low fever, and swollen glands.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak the doctor about all another vaccines you have recently received.
• Also speak the doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
· an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medicine;
· medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or another autoimmune disorders, such as azathioprine (Imuran), efalizumab (Raptiva), etanercept (Enbrel), leflunomide (Arava), and others; or
· medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection, such as basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf), muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf).
• If you are using any of these medications, you may not be able to receive the vaccine, or may need to wait before the another treatments are finished.
• There may be another drugs that can affect this vaccine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you have received. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist may have information about this vaccine written for health professionals that you may read. You may also find additional information from your local health department or the Centers for Malady Control and Prevention.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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