That's all right, except the part about milkmaids complexion. Of course
having immunity to smallpox means that a milkmaid would not have the
extensive scarring of a smallpox survivor. But I think cowpox also
leaves larger, but fewer scars...link the one on my left arm. So they
would not be as fair as a maiden who had not had either pox.
Brent
On 9/14/2021 11:57 AM, John Clark wrote:
On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 1:47 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List
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/> Smallpox is different in that only humans get it. /
There is a virus very similar to Smallpox called "Cowpox" that both
humans and cows can get; when humans get it the symptoms are quite
mild, you might feel a little subpar for a day or two but that's about
it, however the two viruses are so similar that when you've recovered
from Cowpox you've also received a lifetime immunity to Smallpox.
That's why milkmaids had the reputation for being unusually beautiful,
nearly all had been infected with Cowpox so they never had smallpox,
thus they didn't have the Smallpox facial scars that most adults had.
That's why 17th century Flemish artists love to paint milkmaids.
Vermeer's "TheMilkmaid"
<https://i1.wp.com/www.michaelsheehanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160305-1107372138-3-3-copy.jpg>
And that's how Edward Jennergot the idea of using cowpox in his
smallpox vaccine.
/> Covid probably can't be completely eliminated because there
seem to animals that carry it. /
I think if you went back far enough you'd find that nearly all human
pathogens originated in an animalvirus that underwent a mutation.
/> That's part of the reason influenza can't be eliminated./
Thanks to CRISPR gene editing I wouldn't be surprised if we had a
universal influenza vaccine quite soon:
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine
<https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-clinical-trial-universal-influenza-vaccine-candidate>
John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis
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