A Pox in my House

So the husband had to get vaccinated for smallpox the other day. They injected him with bovine smallpox, and he warned me that he is “mildly contagious” at the injection site. The little hole they punched in his upper arm is supposed to swell up like a pimple, burst, ooze, and then crust over. Eventually, it will heal, but the process is going to take 4-6 weeks. In the meantime, he has to let the area air out. He is going to wear undershirts that the wound can ooze onto. We have a biohazard bin (aka old laundry basket) set up so he can separate the contaminated items, because they need to be washed in very hot water. FUN STUFF. I’m hoping I can get him to handle the pus-stained laundry items. As gross as it’s going to be, it also remains an interesting reminder that smallpox has not been eradicated in all parts of the world.