Dear Trem,
I'm familiar with the article at http://www.silvergen.com/Smallpox.htm There was this statement: <<Mack stated that even with poor medical care, the case fatality rate in adults was "much lower than is generally advertised" and thought to be 10-15%. He said that the statistics were "loaded with children that had a much higher fatality," making the average death rate reported to be much higher>> ** Throughout the article, there were a number of doubts voiced about the death rate from smallpox. Nowhere did I see it mentioned that there was a big difference between Variola Major and Variola Minor. Historically, Variola Minor has killed only 1-2% of those unvaccinated while Variola Major has killed 30-40% of those unvaccinated. About 30% of those in an outbreak area tended to become infected Approximately eight percent (8%) of people infected with variola major had two rare and highly deadly variations of variola major. Three percent (3%) contracted a hemorrhagic-type smallpox called purpura variolosa. This type causes hemorrhaging into the skin and internal organs, causing death even before the appearance of a rash (usually two days) to ninety-eight percent (98%) of those afflicted.. The other five percent (5%) developed a flat-type smallpox. These people would live longer, and up to twenty percent would survive. This last type caused the worst disfiguring scars[1]. The incubation period for smallpox is approximately ten to fourteen days. Initial symptoms are high fever, fatigue, malaise, delirium, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headache, and a backache reported to be unremitting in the feeling that one's back is being broken. Young children frequently experience convlusions. A rash then develops that may be difficult to distinguish from several other types of rashes. By the third day, the rash shows lesions which begin centrally at the forehead and the mucosa of the mouth and pharynx, and spread outward to the face and forearms. The fever lessens. By the fourth day, the trunk, and legs, and possibly soles of the feet and mucous membranes of the genitals and anus are covered with lesions. On the fifth or sixth day, the lesions simultaneously turn to pustules. This is accompanied by severe pain and once again, high fever and extreme weakness. By the eighth or ninth day, the pustules are developing a crust, and hair eyebrow, and nail loss is experienced [2]. Healing may take another two to three weeks. Complications associated with smallpox disease are bacterial infections at the skin at the sites of the lesions, pitted scars from pustules, arthritis, bone infections, pneumonia, severe bleeding, eye infections, encephalitis, and death [2]. Smallpox during pregnancy often results in miscarriage or stillbirth. Smallpox survivors are often blinded as a result of eye scarring. Am I in favor of vaccinationg against smallpox? Absolutely not. But I am in favor of accurate information. Aside, but related, there is documentation in State and certain county records in Ohio of successsful homeopathic prophylaxis using Variolinum in a couple of towns where homeopathic MDs were treating people. In these towns, a significantly lower percentage of people contracted smallpox than in other towns. For those with the disease, another course of treatment for small pox is stated in the Homeopathic World 1909, p. 75, and Hempel's work with Acetic Acid gives evidence of efficacy. You said: <<And please let us know how to find you on the internet.>> www.medicinegarden.com http://escribe.com/health/athena/ http://www.homeopathic.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PROZACAWARENESS/ (I can arrange time-limited access to the archives and files for anyone interested. Well, anyone who is known on the Silver-list.) I have other groups but they are private. The theme of them is non-pharmaceutical treatment of depression and/or anxiety, ADHD, ADD, and schizophrenia, and recovery from use of psychotropic drugs, again, through "alternative medicine" treatment. Regards, Catherine 1. Henderson, DA. Edward Jenner's vaccine. Public Health Reports, 112(2), 116-121, March/April 1997. 2. Merck Manual, 12th Edition, 1972 (Edition purposely chosen to avoid politics of today) 3. Med. and Surg. Reporter, March 1873 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
