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Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by phreakabit(m): 6:03am On Aug 24, 2014 |
With experimental drugs in short supply or not ready for use, global health officials are exploring whether the natural immunity survivors gain after they shed the virus can be shared with others. The emboldened clearly indicates that its being considered. . . If the American doctor got treated with this method within a week of being infected and he survived! I don't see why we are procrastinating. We already have 4 survivors right? |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by Nobody: 7:05am On Aug 24, 2014 |
The blood has to be compatible first....ie compatible blood groups |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by ramaju: 7:20am On Aug 24, 2014 |
You don't suggest what you don't understand and you can't understand by reading one article. |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by phreakabit(m): 7:32am On Aug 24, 2014 |
ramaju: You don't suggest what you don't understand and you can't understand by reading one article.Questions aren't suggestions . . . I'd suspect an educated person would see the obvious distinctions. however, it is common knowledge that a larger amount of the educated Nigerian society are no better than stack illiterates. |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by phreakabit(m): 7:50am On Aug 24, 2014 |
bushdoc9919: The blood has to be compatible first....ie compatible blood groupsTrue but how is that possible that there has been no match so far of the 4 survivors n currently 8 or so patients? |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by hushmail: 12:30pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
was taught back in school dat serum or plasma of cured victims r used to develop vaccine ve been waiting to hear dis since ebola has 60% fatality bt 4 where, every1 dey hammer on zmapp |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by phreakabit(m): 1:44pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
hushmail: was taught back in school dat serum or plasma of cured victims r used to develop vaccineMy thought exactly. . . I read it was first used in Congo as far back as 1995, surely we have better technology now. . . . .Why hasn't this been tried at least once? |
Re: Ebola Treatment: Why Isn't Nigeria Exploring Blood Transfusion? by phreakabit(m): 4:20pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
Just found this by the way . . . http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2014/08/who-ponders-treating-ebola-infected-people-blood-survivors |
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