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Cure For Coronavirus | Questions And Answers About Covid19 Cure by Twylade(f): 7:29pm On Apr 11, 2020
Recently, some Australian doctors discovered the cure to CoronaVirus. This cure killed the virus after 48 hours in the lab, although the doctors say there were results after 24 hours.
What is this cure? Find out more in this article...
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Re: Cure For Coronavirus | Questions And Answers About Covid19 Cure by PoliteActivist: 7:37pm On Apr 11, 2020
April 11, 2020
Recently, Australian researchers announced that they had found a cure for coronavirus. This cure can supposedly ‘kill’ the coronavirus within 48 hours in the lab. According to the researchers from the Australian University, Monash, this cure is actually a very common anti-parasitic medicine used to treat animals.
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The cure, Ivermectin, is an anti-parasitic drug commonly used in the medical industry. Although the outcome of the research is no longer news, most people around the world are filled with hope and waiting for more great news.
Questions about what Ivermectin is and how it can affect man is flying around. So, we decided to clear up the confusion and answer 5 frequently asked questions about Ivermectin for coronavirus.
5 Answered Questions About Ivermectin for Covid-19
Q.1. What is Ivermectin?

Ivermectin is a drug used for treating parasites in both animals and man. It is a prescription drug and available for man as an oral tablet, topical lotion, and topical cream. In animals, it is also available as spray, and pour-on.
Ivermectin is known to treat various parasitic infections, including, worms, lice, ticks, and fleas. It works by binding to cells of the parasite, eventually killing it off. It also disrupts the life cycle of parasites, making it difficult for adult parasites to reproduce.
Q.2. Is Ivermectin Cure for COVID19?

Through the research of the Australian doctors, a single dose of Ivermectin can kill covid19 in a petri dish within 48 hours. While, Australia is still holding off on human trials, groups in London, and Maryland, U.S., have started testing on humans.
Ivermectin works by targeting a molecule of the human cell which helps the coronavirus to multiply. The drug then stops the multiplication, giving the immune system a fighting chance against the infection. Ivermectin has also been shown to work against dengue fever and west Nile virus.
Q.3. Is Ivermectin Safe for Use?

Some doctors are worried about the use of ivermectin at some doses in man. In doses higher than 35mg, some reports say that the drug is neurotoxic. However, researchers are working round the clock to get the right concentration of the drug for human use.
Just like every other drug, Ivermectin comes with its own side effects. But these side effects are not really uncommon ones. They include, skin problems, nausea, loss of appetite, eye problems, fever, etc.
Q.4. Who Manufactures Ivermectin?

The truth is, in the whole of the world, only a handful of big pharmaceutical companies make Ivermectin. Globally, in 2019, there were only 5 known market manufacturers, including Hero Pharmaceutical, MERCK, Hubei Yuanchengsaichuang, ENN, and LAND.
With the world looking to this drug as the cure for coronavirus, the scarcity of manufacturers may be a potential problem. Although, top doctors have warned people from using the drug until it has been approved as the cure for covid19 by the WHO.
Q.5. When Will Mass Production of the Coronavirus Cure begin?

While Ivermectin is still in the testing phase, there is a great chance that it is the hope everyone is looking for. But, there may be some challenges in producing this ‘wonder drug’ in massive quantities that will circulate round the world.
For one, there are only a handful of manufacturers of Ivermectin round the world. This will definitely make the production go very slowly. Two, an important active pharmaceutical ingredient, API, which is key to producing the drug, is difficult to make.
According to experts, it will take nothing less than 8 months to manufacture just this API. Three, these factors cumulatively make the drug a very expensive one. This means, it may be hard for some people in some parts of the world to afford it.
Conclusion
There are still a lot of questions to be asked about the cure for covid19. For instance, the U.S claims that their researchers have been working on Ivermectin as a potential cure for the coronavirus since early March.
According to them, they decided not to publish the study. Why? What does this mean? Would they have kept the research to themselves if the Australian doctors kept mute? Why wait till now? These are more questions that are on people’s mind right now.
We only hope they get answered someday!
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