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Ebola Kills Liberia Doctor Despite Zmapp Treatment by Smartjeezy(m): 2:31pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
A Liberian doctor has died despite taking an experimental anti-Ebola drug, Liberia's information minister says. Abraham Borbor was one of three doctors in Liberia who had been given ZMapp and were showing signs of recovery. ZMapp has been credited with helping several patients recover, including two US doctors. More than 1,400 people have died from Ebola this year in four West African countries - Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Dr Borbor "was showing signs of improvement but yesterday (Sunday) he took a turn for the worse," Liberian Information Minister Lewis Brown told the Associated Press news agency. Mr Brown provided no further details, but it is believed Dr Borbor died in the capital Monrovia. UK isolation case Meanwhile, the family of a British volunteer nurse being treated at a hospital in London after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone said said he was receiving "excellent care". William Pooley, 29, returned to the UK on Sunday and is being kept in a special isolation unit. Supplies of Zmapp are thought to have been used up and he is not currently being treated with the drug. However, officials have not ruled the use of Zmapp or similar treatments. Ebola is spread between humans through direct contact with infected body fluids and several doctors and health workers have died. It is one of the world's deadliest diseases, with up to 90% of cases resulting in death, although in the current outbreak the rate is about 55%. The speed and extent of the outbreak was "unprecedented", the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week. An estimated 2,615 people in West Africa have been infected with Ebola since March. On Saturday, Sierra Leone's parliament passed a new law making it a criminal offence to hide Ebola patients. If approved by the president, those caught face up to two years in prison.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28925491
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Re: Ebola Kills Liberia Doctor Despite Zmapp Treatment by Smartjeezy(m): 2:35pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
¤Fruit bats are believed to be a major carrier of the Ebola virus but do not show symptoms ¤Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage ¤Fatality rate can reach 90% - but current outbreak has mortality rate of about 55% Incubation period is two to 21 days ¤There is no vaccine or cure Supportive care such as rehydrating patients who have diarrhoea and vomiting can help recovery ¤Fruit bats, a delicacy for some West Africans, are considered to be virus's natural host. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/Ebola |
Re: Ebola Kills Liberia Doctor Despite Zmapp Treatment by Infomizer(m): 2:46pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
Ebola is balling hard mhen! |
Re: Ebola Kills Liberia Doctor Despite Zmapp Treatment by Daguccizgreat(m): 2:58pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
So even the zmapp ain't curing ebola perfectly and they ”termed“ our Nano silver pesticide. America deceiving the world since 1818 |
Re: Ebola Kills Liberia Doctor Despite Zmapp Treatment by dominique(f): 3:42pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
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