• A cure for the Ebola virus has been created.
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[quote]Fri May 28, 7:41 PM PRINCE.EDWARD.ISLAND (CBC) - The deadly Ebola virus has been treated successfully in monkeys using a new technology, researchers say. U.S. government researchers and a small Canadian biotech company, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals of Vancouver, developed the treatment, which they say is the first to help monkeys exposed to the Zaire strain of Ebola virus. It is the most lethal strain of Ebola and kills up to 90 per cent of the people it infects. Ebola viruses, which are native to Africa, can cause serious hemorrhagic fevers that threaten humans and monkeys, and even endangered gorilla populations. There are currently no treatments for Ebola or other hemorrhagic fever viruses. Thomas Geisbert and colleagues at the Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts used small interfering genetic material called RNA or siRNAs that can block the action of a gene. The treatment prevents the Ebola virus from replicating while the immune system gears up to fight it. Tests on four rhesus monkeys infected with high doses of Ebola all survived after receiving injections of siRNAs for seven days, the researchers report in Saturday's issue of the medical journal The Lancet. "These data show the potential of RNA interference as an effective post-exposure treatment strategy for people infected with Ebola virus, and suggest that this strategy might also be useful for treatment of other emerging viral infections," the study's authors concluded. The treatment could be used on humans infected with Ebola within five years, Geisbert said. Further funding and experiments are needed to show how long the treatment lasts. Before getting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, researchers need to show it does not harm people and works in at least two animal species, such as guinea pigs and non-human primates. "The specialty of hemorrhagic viruses is in desperate need of approved countermeasures against Ebola-virus infections," Heinz Feldmann of Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont., wrote in a journal commentary. Feldmann also called for experimental approaches such as Giesbert's to be approved as investigational new therapies that are ready to use in emergencies.[/quote] [url]http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/100528/science/science_ebola_treatment[/url] Cool
Aren't there different branches of Ebola, that would each one require different treatments? Ebola Zaire is the only one that comes to mind.
This one happens the cure the Ebola Zaire strain.
Oh look what a coincidence.
:O AWESOME [img]http://www.a.com/[/img]
Cool something other than potatoes coming from Prince Edward Island.
Why am I not concerned? Oh wait, I'm in a civilized country.
[QUOTE=Cluckin_Bell;22285264]Why am I not concerned? Oh wait, I'm in a civilized country.[/QUOTE] ever read the hot zone?
[QUOTE=Cluckin_Bell;22285264]Why am I not concerned? Oh wait, I'm in a civilized country.[/QUOTE] Ever played Rainbow Six?
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;22285275]ever read the hot zone?[/QUOTE] is that a book or Africa
[QUOTE=Cluckin_Bell;22285264]Why am I not concerned? Oh wait, I'm in a civilized country.[/QUOTE] I wish it mutated into an airborne strain and went to your so called 'civilized country'. Oh wait, you don't care. :downs:
[QUOTE=DrBreen;22285303]I wish it mutated into an airborne strain and went to your so called 'civilized country'. Oh wait, you don't care. :downs:[/QUOTE] Oh my god, kill yourself. You wish MILLIONS of people to die?
There's Ebola Ziare and some other stuff like Marburg. If you want a good book on Ebola, you gotta read the Hot Zone. Such a good book. [editline]03:10PM[/editline] Crap, someone already suggested it.
Hmm, Hopefully this can be used to help cure the other three VHF viruses. It would be even better if it could be formulated into an aerosol so it can be dispersed via helicopter for wide spread disease elimination.
That's fantastic, since ebola is pretty much the worst virus out there. D:
[QUOTE=Gummylamb;22285334]Oh my god, kill yourself. You wish MILLIONS of people to die?[/QUOTE] He's actually responding to the other douche, and he's kind of right. Saying we shouldn't care because it's not in Europa / US is plain stupid.
[QUOTE=1337;22285227]This one happens the cure the Ebola Zaire strain.[/QUOTE] Still pretty fucking awesome :science:
Hey that's cool.
[QUOTE=Cluckin_Bell;22285264]Why am I not concerned? Oh wait, I'm in a civilized country.[/QUOTE] Oh wow you're friendly.
Fucking awesome! \o/
[QUOTE=Kendra;22285368]That's fantastic, since ebola is pretty much the worst virus out there. D:[/QUOTE] Not really, Ebola is pretty harmless on a large scale since it can't spread very well in an area with good hygiene. Influenza viruses are the worst viruses out there.
[QUOTE=headshotter;22285373]He's actually responding to the other douche, and he's kind of right. Saying we shouldn't care because it's not in Europa / US is plain stupid.[/QUOTE] Sure, but wishing death on millions because someone isn't being very smart?
[QUOTE=Gummylamb;22286172]Sure, but wishing death on millions because someone isn't being very smart?[/QUOTE] Just him I'm sure.
That is some pretty serious news, it sounds like that strategy could be tailored to a lot of other viruses that operate in similar ways. Only problem is that it takes multiple injections over a span of time, which is way too labor-intensive and expensive to help po' African folk.
[QUOTE=Gummylamb;22286172]Sure, but wishing death on millions because someone isn't being very smart?[/QUOTE] It was satire, couldn't you see it.
Now treat aids.
[QUOTE=Gummylamb;22286172]Sure, but wishing death on millions because someone isn't being very smart?[/QUOTE] You don't see Cluckin_Bell's retarded comment but you respond to DrBreen's sarcastic remark? Wow.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;22285896]Not really, Ebola is pretty harmless on a large scale since it can't spread very well in an area with good hygiene. Influenza viruses are the worst viruses out there.[/QUOTE] I'd rather have the flu than ebola
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;22286330]That is some pretty serious news, it sounds like that strategy could be tailored to a lot of other viruses that operate in similar ways. Only problem is that it takes multiple injections over a span of time, which is way too labor-intensive and expensive to help po' African folk.[/QUOTE] It's a breakthrough though. It will help us find cures to other viruses and maybe even become viable for everyone. [editline]08:00PM[/editline] [QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;22286477]I'd rather have the flu than ebola[/QUOTE] Flu is statistically much more deadly than ebola, ebola is just a very very gruesome and painful way to die.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;22286502]It's a breakthrough though. It will help us find cures to other viruses and maybe even become viable for everyone. [editline]08:00PM[/editline] Flu is statistically much more deadly than ebola, ebola is just a very very gruesome and painful way to die.[/QUOTE] If ebola was as common as the flu, ebola would be 500 times more deadly
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