Talking about fighting Ebola with vitamins, etc. makes as much sense as discussing fighting a swat team with a 12 gauge shot gun.
The only way to deal with Ebola is self quarantine until it burns out. I figure when you have to go to ground, you need at least 6 months and more likely a year supply of everything you will need.
If you are planning to “just go out for a gallon of milk” just remind yourself of how many people you will have to deal with to buy that gallon of milk. Good Luck to you.
Only real decision to make at this point is deciding just when it is time to pull the plug and drop out.
Texas patient diagnosed with Ebola:
Left Liberia on.....September 19
Arrived in Texas...September 20
Experiencing symptoms.....September 24
Sought treatment/placed in hospital...September 26
Placed in hospital ‘isolation’........September 28
There is a simple flu drug currently undergoing phase 3 human trials that has been shown to be effective against Ebola in animal tests, but is not FDA approved for human use.
http://www.medivector.com/favipiravir/favipiravir1
So far I have been unable to find any source to purchase this drug. Presumably it can be synthesized from the commonly-available prescription drug Pyrazinamide, but the description of the synthesis and purification process that I was able to find seemed a bit over-the-top for an amateur chemist.
The effective adult dose for Ebola treatment should be 1600mg twice on the first day, followed by 600mg twice on days 2 - 7.
I’m not talking about fighting Ebola with supplements. What I am doing is building my family’s immune system so that should disaster strike, that’s one weapon in our arsenal. I’m not a hand sanitizer mom either. My kids get exposed to germs. I insist they get dirty; a day well lived results in dirt, sand, and pebbles at the bottom of the bathtub at night. Our pediatrician rarely sees the kids, and when he does he loves that I ask if they have to have antibiotics or can they fight off what is ailing them. We grow, cook, and eat real food, not processed frozen crap made of unpronounceable ingredients. Every little bit helps in the long run. I have to give my family a fighting chance before exposure is even an issue. It seems like now it is.