vaccine Re: Possible silly question about Werewolves

[Darklady]

No: HPFGUIDX 78340

Laura:
> 
> I wonder if there's a vaccine kids can take to prevent the onset 
of 
> lycanthropy in later life.  That would explain Lupin's "in those 
> days" remark, and if the guy in the hospital hadn't gotten the 
> vaccine, that would explain why there's no cure for him.  I know 
that 
> a vaccine isn't a cure per se, but it's close.

That's rather along the lines that I was thinking when I 
mentioned rabies. Yes - there is a vaccine to prevent rabies. NO 
you do not want to ask your doctor for it. It has a VERY high 
bad-side-effect ratio. Much like  ( for those who follow the news) 
the anthrax vaccine given to soldiers a la Desert Storm et al. 
Much worse then malaria vaccine. (And trust me - that's rough 
stuff. ) Even so - rabies vaccine IS given to  animal control 
officers ( sometimes ) Vets in wild animal practices ( almost 
always ) and other people who are 'at high risk'. 

So - maybe there is a potion or preventative of some sort - but it 
only is taken by Aurors and similar folks. People who know in 
advance that they are at 'bite risk'. So a civillian who was bitten 
would still have 'no cure' availlable.

As the man DID go to St. Mungo's- and apparently stay there after 
immediate treatment for bleeding and such - I tend to think there 
has to be some sort of treatment out there nowadays.

But - just speculating. It is interesting.