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I support this cos it's from a Nigerian scientist. Impressive.

Meanwhile, prophet Ebola is gaining strength/confidence and is ready to spread his ministry across the country/continent. God help us all.

kokoA: Now it will be tested on our citizens. But I believe it's better any form of experimental drug is used to save the lives of these people. Na person wey dey alive dey get side effects o and I believe their families wouldn't mind.. Life first.

If you say so. I'm just an observer, time will tell.

GenBuhari: Ever heard the saying? : A word is enough for the wise.

Those who are wise would listen

I agree!

Tobbie9: No one even asked for source, gullible nigerians

Everybody knows the news is not confirmed, However you can still have a hypothetical discussion on the matter.

kokoA: Good news.. But I hope we know what we are doing o.. Hope these drugs have been properly tested in the lab.

Not tested on humans yet.

GenBuhari:

Patrick Sawyers wife and kids have avoided infection from Ebola, yet it seems every Nigerian Doctor or Nurse that came within 10 metres of him are dropping dead!!

Something does not add up!!!

Make we shine our eyes well well!!

Ebola epidemic is a hoax to panic us into being America's research guinea pig for their experimental vaccine.

Do not allow any experimental vaccines into Nigeria - they will kill a lot of people

Peeps don't want to listen to you lately, I wonder why. Anywho, anybody that takes the vaccine does so at their own risk.

If this is true then the Doctors should go 'job searching' in Countries that will appreciate them more.

There is no need to send the corpse back, they should have quarantine it and take necessary precaution towards burial. This act is silly.

chimerase2: I bathed one bag of salt becos of that man

Don't feel ashamed of yourself for doing that, cos American researchers just discovered they can cure cancer with salt

http://www.insidescience.org/content/killing-cancer-salt/1118
Killing Cancer With Salt

More than 12 million Americans live with some kind of cancer and researchers are constantly looking for new ways to stop this deadly disease. Now, scientists at the University of Central Florida are experimenting with a new therapy that uses salt to kill cancer cells.

One therapy for treating cancer involves shining lasers on light-sensitive materials to kill nearby cancer cells in the presence of oxygen. But, according to chemist Kevin Belfield from the University of Central Florida, “most tumor cells become hypoxic or have low oxygen concentrations.” Without the necessary oxygen, the lasers cannot kill the cancer cells.

Belfield found a way around the lack of oxygen by adding a form of salt to the cancer cells. Now, when a laser shines on the cells, it changes their chemistry, making them more acidic.

“The super acid is generated within a cell, and it creates a pH imbalance within a cell,” said Belfield.

That imbalance helps kill the cancerous cells with or without oxygen.

“So, oxygen can be present, and it works just fine or oxygen can be absent, and it works just fine,” said Belfield.

Researchers believe that this new acid-inducing cancer therapy can kill colon, breast, prostate, ovarian and melanoma cancer cells. However, the therapy does need a light source to work properly, so tumors buried deep within the body may not be suitable.

The technique may start clinical trials soon.

SirShymex, I like the way you think. we will get there someday.

chulla12: It has been 20 days since Patrick Sawyer's death and 25 days since he landed in Nigeria.

Ebola has a maximum incubation period of 21 days. Is the nurse sick? Did she test positive

Good question.

duni04: If she's already contacted the virus by direct contact with the patient but them disinfects herself and her equipment, she'll probably not transmit the virus to any other patient until she starts showing symptoms herself. You can only give ebola as a carrier when you show symptoms, most notably fever and diarrhoea.

I know this! However this is a hypothetical question. Lets say she did not disinfect herself, how long will this virus remain on her hand as a contagion, before she herself becomes a main source of the disease ? (hours, days, mouths?) I'm on to something here.

namuguibe: ok thanks, but it's difficult to enter public transport with full body suit. I was hoping to just wear a nose mask. I am very nervous about this Ebola situation.

Get a latex handglove with it and you will be ok.

duni04: she probably used the same equipment she used in treating Patrick sawyer to treat the pregnant woman. The nurse wasn't showing any symptoms so she couldn't have given the pregnant lady directly

Think about this case scenario, A person touches an ebola sick man, she becomes already infected. As the ebola virus is on her hand, she touches another person, that person is also infected. The question is how long will this virus remain on her hand as a contagion, before she herself becomes a main source of the disease ? (hours, days, mouths?)

namuguibe: Please, can one still get Ebola if one wears a nose mask?

A face mask is not enough. The virus is so small it can penetrate the skin. so your best option is to cover your body completely with the appropriate gear.

teeowl: he was going for a conference in calabar before he collapsed at the airport.

Is it?

Quarantine without security!? Naija I hail o.

You people are playing with death. Surveillance in action.

Poor guy he thought he would get better health care in naija. may his soul rest in peace.

Maybe he wanted to go back to America via Nigeria, cos it's only Nigeria that has direct flight to America in West Africa.

Na their drug addict brother be the thief.

^^^^

ladygogo: awon oponu. There is no one with ebola symptoms in Gambia right now. It should be other way round.

i hope they are not mistaking Guinea for Gambia.

It's the airline they have wahala with not the country.

Wale112: Look at this Eba eaters

you no dey eat eba?

Chukwu said Nigeria, as usual, played its leading, pioneering and compassionate role during the Summit with the first and only donation of USD3.5 million humanitarian and capacity building aid to the three affected countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the West African Health Organization (WAHO), and the ECOWAS Ebola Fund.

Good move! Cos. we have to fight this Ebola guy in naija and outside naija.

I don't think it's about lack of seriousness on the part of the FG, they are just clueless. My suggestion is that the association of Doctors and Nurses should make their recommendation known and fight for it to be implemented. I know it's a long shot to have it approved, it will just be for the record.

This is my recommendation:

Henceforth every nurse and doctor should use one handglove per patient and then dispose it(regardless of them having Ebola or not) The FG should provide adequate surgical gloves to all health facilities across the country.

hamzatseyi: u go fear ignorance "MEDICINE",charm is the appropriate word bro,and besides who are you to give me three months ? Are you God ? , see you in three months time,or maybe we would be @ ur 2weeks remembrance party then,who can tell.

Nigerias, I think it's time we start to encourage/beg the brilliant minds among us to rule us and to take over all positions of authority in the country.

Ghana can mumu, dem quick go make ebola film with naija flag for top, dem no no say the ebola dey follow them for back waiting to nack them akpako for yansh.

hamzatseyi: so nah father u fit abuse? I can see ur papa nah Yaba left regular customer,I am alive cas no trailer hit me,weyreyyyyyyyyy

Kai this baba medicine no work!? Ok I get another one for you from Igebu ode(Ogun never fails). (Na stray bullet to send you go hell, I give you three months)