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With the recent discovery of a
secret drug called ZMapp, the fear of the African most dreaded disease, Ebola,
will soon be a thing of the past, all thanks to Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc, a
San Diego based company.
The experimental drug for Ebola
likely have saved the lives of the two US aid workers, Dr. Kent Brantly
and Nancy Writebol, who contracted the virus while working in Liberia.
According to report on CNN yesterday, “On July 22, Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, Brantly immediately isolated himself. Writebol’s symptoms started three days later. A rapid field blood test confirmed the infection in both of them after they had become ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
According to report on CNN yesterday, “On July 22, Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, Brantly immediately isolated himself. Writebol’s symptoms started three days later. A rapid field blood test confirmed the infection in both of them after they had become ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
It’s believed both Brantly and
Writebol, who worked with the aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, contracted
Ebola from another health care worker at their hospital in Liberia, although
the official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case investigation has
yet to be released.
A representative from the National
Institutes of Health contacted Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia and offered the
experimental treatment, known as ZMapp, for the two patients, according to the
source.
The drug was developed by the
biotech firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., which is based in San Diego. The
patients were told that this treatment had never been tried before in a human
being but had shown promise in small experiments with monkeys.
According to company documents, four
monkeys infected with Ebola survived after being given the therapy within 24
hours after infection. Two of four other monkeys that started therapy within 48
hours after infection also survived. One monkey that was not treated died
within five days of exposure to the virus.
Brantly and Writebol were aware of
the risk of taking a new, little understood treatment and gave informed
consent, according to two sources familiar with the care of the missionary
workers. In the monkeys, the experimental serum had been given within 48 hours
of infection. Brantly didn’t receive it until he’d been sick for nine days.
The medicine is a three-mouse
monoclonal antibody, meaning that mice were exposed to fragments of the Ebola
virus and then the antibodies generated within the mice’s blood were harvested
to create the medicine. It works by preventing the virus from entering and
infecting new cells.
The Ebola virus causes viral
hemorrhagic fever, which refers to a group of viruses that affect multiple
organ systems in the body and are often accompanied by bleeding.
Early symptoms include sudden onset
of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a sore throat. They later
progress to vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function — and
sometimes internal and external bleeding.
The ZMapp vials reached the hospital
in Liberia where Brantly and Writebol were being treated Thursday morning.
Doctors were instructed to allow the serum to thaw naturally without any
additional heat. It was expected that it would be eight to 10 hours before the
medicine could be given, according to a source familiar with the process.
Brantly asked that Writebol be given
the first dose because he was younger and he thought he had a better chance of
fighting it, and she agreed. However, as the first vial was still thawing,
Brantly’s condition took a sudden turn for the worse.
Brantly began to deteriorate and
developed labored breathing. He told his doctors he thought he was dying,
according to a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation.
Knowing his dose was still frozen,
Brantly asked if he could have Writebol’s now-thawed medication. It was brought
to his room and administered through an IV. Within an hour of receiving the
medication, Brantly’s condition dramatically improved. He began breathing
easier; the rash over his trunk faded away. One of his doctors described the
events as “miraculous.”
By the next morning, Brantly was
able to take a shower on his own before getting on a specially designed
Gulfstream air ambulance jet to be evacuated to the United States.
Writebol also received a vial of the
medication. Her response was not as remarkable, according to sources familiar
with the treatment. However, doctors on Sunday administered Writebol a second
dose of the medication, which resulted in significant improvement.
She was stable enough to be
evacuated back to the United States and is expected to arrive before noon
Tuesday, today.”
With
the recent discovery of a secret drug called ZMapp, the fear of the
African most dreaded disease, Ebola, will soon be a thing of the past,
all thanks to Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc, a San Diego based company.
The experimental drug for Ebola likely have saved the lives of the two US aid workers, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who contracted the virus while working in Liberia.
According to report on CNN yesterday, “On July 22, Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, Brantly immediately isolated himself. Writebol’s symptoms started three days later. A rapid field blood test confirmed the infection in both of them after they had become ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
It’s believed both Brantly and Writebol, who worked with the aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, contracted Ebola from another health care worker at their hospital in Liberia, although the official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case investigation has yet to be released.
A representative from the National Institutes of Health contacted Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia and offered the experimental treatment, known as ZMapp, for the two patients, according to the source.
The drug was developed by the biotech firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., which is based in San Diego. The patients were told that this treatment had never been tried before in a human being but had shown promise in small experiments with monkeys.
According to company documents, four monkeys infected with Ebola survived after being given the therapy within 24 hours after infection. Two of four other monkeys that started therapy within 48 hours after infection also survived. One monkey that was not treated died within five days of exposure to the virus.
Brantly and Writebol were aware of the risk of taking a new, little understood treatment and gave informed consent, according to two sources familiar with the care of the missionary workers. In the monkeys, the experimental serum had been given within 48 hours of infection. Brantly didn’t receive it until he’d been sick for nine days.
The medicine is a three-mouse monoclonal antibody, meaning that mice were exposed to fragments of the Ebola virus and then the antibodies generated within the mice’s blood were harvested to create the medicine. It works by preventing the virus from entering and infecting new cells.
The Ebola virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, which refers to a group of viruses that affect multiple organ systems in the body and are often accompanied by bleeding.
Early symptoms include sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a sore throat. They later progress to vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function — and sometimes internal and external bleeding.
The ZMapp vials reached the hospital in Liberia where Brantly and Writebol were being treated Thursday morning. Doctors were instructed to allow the serum to thaw naturally without any additional heat. It was expected that it would be eight to 10 hours before the medicine could be given, according to a source familiar with the process.
Brantly asked that Writebol be given the first dose because he was younger and he thought he had a better chance of fighting it, and she agreed. However, as the first vial was still thawing, Brantly’s condition took a sudden turn for the worse.
Brantly began to deteriorate and developed labored breathing. He told his doctors he thought he was dying, according to a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation.
Knowing his dose was still frozen, Brantly asked if he could have Writebol’s now-thawed medication. It was brought to his room and administered through an IV. Within an hour of receiving the medication, Brantly’s condition dramatically improved. He began breathing easier; the rash over his trunk faded away. One of his doctors described the events as “miraculous.”
By the next morning, Brantly was able to take a shower on his own before getting on a specially designed Gulfstream air ambulance jet to be evacuated to the United States.
Writebol also received a vial of the medication. Her response was not as remarkable, according to sources familiar with the treatment. However, doctors on Sunday administered Writebol a second dose of the medication, which resulted in significant improvement.
She was stable enough to be evacuated back to the United States and is expected to arrive before noon Tuesday, today.”
- See more at: http://www.mikeangelonews.com/2014/08/at-last-cure-for-ebola-virus-disease-found-zmapp/#sthash.SNz9IpjF.dpuf
The experimental drug for Ebola likely have saved the lives of the two US aid workers, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who contracted the virus while working in Liberia.
According to report on CNN yesterday, “On July 22, Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, Brantly immediately isolated himself. Writebol’s symptoms started three days later. A rapid field blood test confirmed the infection in both of them after they had become ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
It’s believed both Brantly and Writebol, who worked with the aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, contracted Ebola from another health care worker at their hospital in Liberia, although the official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case investigation has yet to be released.
A representative from the National Institutes of Health contacted Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia and offered the experimental treatment, known as ZMapp, for the two patients, according to the source.
The drug was developed by the biotech firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., which is based in San Diego. The patients were told that this treatment had never been tried before in a human being but had shown promise in small experiments with monkeys.
According to company documents, four monkeys infected with Ebola survived after being given the therapy within 24 hours after infection. Two of four other monkeys that started therapy within 48 hours after infection also survived. One monkey that was not treated died within five days of exposure to the virus.
Brantly and Writebol were aware of the risk of taking a new, little understood treatment and gave informed consent, according to two sources familiar with the care of the missionary workers. In the monkeys, the experimental serum had been given within 48 hours of infection. Brantly didn’t receive it until he’d been sick for nine days.
The medicine is a three-mouse monoclonal antibody, meaning that mice were exposed to fragments of the Ebola virus and then the antibodies generated within the mice’s blood were harvested to create the medicine. It works by preventing the virus from entering and infecting new cells.
The Ebola virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, which refers to a group of viruses that affect multiple organ systems in the body and are often accompanied by bleeding.
Early symptoms include sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a sore throat. They later progress to vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function — and sometimes internal and external bleeding.
The ZMapp vials reached the hospital in Liberia where Brantly and Writebol were being treated Thursday morning. Doctors were instructed to allow the serum to thaw naturally without any additional heat. It was expected that it would be eight to 10 hours before the medicine could be given, according to a source familiar with the process.
Brantly asked that Writebol be given the first dose because he was younger and he thought he had a better chance of fighting it, and she agreed. However, as the first vial was still thawing, Brantly’s condition took a sudden turn for the worse.
Brantly began to deteriorate and developed labored breathing. He told his doctors he thought he was dying, according to a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation.
Knowing his dose was still frozen, Brantly asked if he could have Writebol’s now-thawed medication. It was brought to his room and administered through an IV. Within an hour of receiving the medication, Brantly’s condition dramatically improved. He began breathing easier; the rash over his trunk faded away. One of his doctors described the events as “miraculous.”
By the next morning, Brantly was able to take a shower on his own before getting on a specially designed Gulfstream air ambulance jet to be evacuated to the United States.
Writebol also received a vial of the medication. Her response was not as remarkable, according to sources familiar with the treatment. However, doctors on Sunday administered Writebol a second dose of the medication, which resulted in significant improvement.
She was stable enough to be evacuated back to the United States and is expected to arrive before noon Tuesday, today.”
- See more at: http://www.mikeangelonews.com/2014/08/at-last-cure-for-ebola-virus-disease-found-zmapp/#sthash.SNz9IpjF.dpuf
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