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2014-08-14 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Some rejected drugs for other diseases turned out, in testing, to have horrible near term (weeks to months) side effects that rendered them unusable. Check out fialuridine.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-14 10:12|| 2014-08-14 10:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Every drug is toxic and they all have side effects, to a greater or lesser degree. So it's always a question of which is worse: the disease or the treatment?

Besides, ZMapp and vaccines are antibodies. Not drugs. No guarantee of efficacy, but very unlikely to be harmful. By "animal research" they mean monkeys. Primates. 98%+ genetic similarity to humans. Much better than rats or mice or cells in a petri dish.

This Ebola strain so far has a 55% mortality rate. If there was an option beyond bed rest and staying hydrated, I'd sure as hell give it a go.

Posted by RandomJD 2014-08-14 19:16|| 2014-08-14 19:16|| Front Page Top

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