To Asian American immigrants.. what's the scar on your upper arm? (Some sort of injection?)

[Kim geez sho]

Around campus I have noticed that most people of asian decent who have immigrated to the USA have a distinctive mark on their upper arm.

I have asked about it but all people see to know is that "It's the FOBy mark" and they all just got it when they moved here when younger.

Does anyone have any more specific info about it?

I'm 14 and my friends are younger and a little older than me and we all have the same scar on the same arm. We are all born in Vietnam

 

[Red Squirrel]

EDIT: Necro.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Necro from 2002! NICE!

 

[Eug]

15 year old necro. Heh.

Anyhow, it's.also called The Devil's Mark. Those who know the story will know what I'm talking about. It's in both the TV show and book.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Probably BCG.
Everyone got it back home at 12.

 

[BoomerD]

Look kind of like this?

If so, tuberculosis vaccine. I have the scar. NOT "Asian," but got mine in either the late 50's or early 60's when the USA was working hard at eradicating TB here.

 

[sdifox]

I have three on my left arm.

 

[Murloc]

50+ years old people from Italy have it as well.

 

[cbrunny]

woah why is the scar so huge if its just a vaccine?

 

[sandorski]

woah why is the scar so huge if its just a vaccine?

Before Microchips, there were Tubes.

 

[BoomerD]

woah why is the scar so huge if its just a vaccine?

When I got mine...over 50 years ago, it wasn't an injection...like syringe/needle, but rather a round device with 15-20 small "needles" that basically just perforated the skin

 

[sdifox]

When I got mine...over 50 years ago, it wasn't an injection...like syringe/needle, but rather a round device with 15-20 small "needles" that basically just perforated the skin

When I got it it was a big needle they scratch your arm making a cross mark.

 

[destrekor]

That is such a bunch of bullsh!t, I hope I'm just missing the sarcasm here......

Right?! Yeah it's just a case of natural scarring following the scabbing that is a common reaction.

 

[BoomerD]

Fuck...duh...I think you're right...I must be having a senior moment...

the "round" scar is most likely from smallpox vaccine...NOT TB.

When I was a kid, it seemed like every couple of weeks we got lined up and vaccinated against SOMETHING...TB, smallpox, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough........

 

[sdifox]

Fuck...duh...I think you're right...I must be having a senior moment...

the "round" scar is most likely from smallpox vaccine...NOT TB.

When I was a kid, it seemed like every couple of weeks we got lined up and vaccinated against SOMETHING...TB, smallpox, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough........

too bad they eliminated the vaccine against stupidity :awe:

 

[BoomerD]

too bad the eliminated the vaccine against stupidity :awe:

Whachoo tryin a say?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I just have a couple of small red dots from the needle. Did not even realize that's what it was till someone had mentioned it once. I always thought they were just some oddball freckles that were different than the others. haha.

 

[sdifox]

Whachoo tryin a say?

Not you and me, the yutes.

 

[destrekor]

Fuck...duh...I think you're right...I must be having a senior moment...

the "round" scar is most likely from smallpox vaccine...NOT TB.

When I was a kid, it seemed like every couple of weeks we got lined up and vaccinated against SOMETHING...TB, smallpox, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough........

Well at least today Diptheria and Pertussis are included in the TDaP boosters (aka DPaT, DPT), which also includes Tetanus. Makes it a little easier.
And of course through both requirements for college and the Army, while I haven't had smallpox (they save that for deploying Soldiers these days I believe), I have had Hep A and B vaccines, polio, meningococcal, etc. Also wanted to give me chicken pox (varicella zoster) vaccine, but already immune through prior infection. Too bad they wouldn't give me the shingles vax (herpes zoster - same damn virus, different strength of vaccination and they name the virus differently, don't ask me why!), I think it's essentially just a double-dose of the chickenpox vaccine.