Posted on 03/15/2020 4:08:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pavel Daryl Kem Senou, a Cameroonian student in China “became the first African person known to be infected with the deadly coronavirus and the first to recover.” Some sources are claiming that African skin resists the coronavirus because of superior genetics. Is there truth to this?
This claim started because the first African to be infected with the Coronavirus, Pavel Daryl Kem Senou, responded well to medical treatment, unlike thousands of others (non-africans) who contracted the virus and died soon after.
One of the first Cameroonian general information websites reports, Journalducameroun.com reports, “The Chinese Embassy in Yaounde has announced that after receiving medical treatment, Pavel Daryl Kem Senou, Cameroonian student residing in China, recently infected with the Coronavirus pandemic is faring well.“
Does this mean Africans skin can resist the Coronavirus? Snopes, a fact checking site says it’s a lie.
“…The website Cityscrollz.com falsely reported that a Cameroonian college student studying in China contracted coronavirus but recovered “because of his blood genetic composition which is mainly found in the genetic composition of subsaharan Africans.”
If such a claim, that people from African backgrounds are more resistant to coronavirus than others, were true, one would expect it to be a major news story. Instead, it’s being reported exclusively in viral social media posts and junk sites. That’s because it’s not true.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anyone who comes into close contact with someone infected with the coronavirus is at risk for contracting it.“
As of now, there seems to be little concrete evidence pointing to black people being able to resist the coronavirus 100%.
However, the benefits of melanin (internal and external) must be considered when talking about black people resisting the coronavirus. Sure that young Cameroonian student received medical treatment which obviously aided in the recovery, but did his high levels of melanin help him avoid death?
A study done by The National Center of Biological Health shows that melanin levels in an organism may affect the ability to resist disease and viruses.
“Once exposed to parasites, individuals often vary in their physiological ability to resist the infection either by killing or removing parasites. Melanin-based coloration could have several influences here.”
The report goes on to say, ” melanin is tightly linked to the immune system, for instance, through pleiotropic effects of melanocortins that can bind to various receptors in the skin and in the immune cells. This could enable differently coloured individuals to mount different immune responses and limit parasite proliferation.“
So although Africans and other black people may not be 100% resistant to the virus, melanin levels do play a significant factor in why Africans and other black people who have been exposed to the virus have not become infected or dead at least not at the same rate of people with lower levels of melanin.
What is the Coronavirus? According to the World Health Organization (who.com), “Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses found in both animals and humans. Some infect people and are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).“
Having sex with a virgin caused the AIDs virus to leave the dude and go into the girl, healing the dude.
Everyone knows this.
So, being black as defense against this virus checks out.
Oh, you can’t say that...
Vitamins might be of benefit to the immune system. Leafy greens too. Your defense might depend on a healthy immune system. This might be the time to start bolstering your natural defences.
There is no silver bullet in place. What meds are people being administered who are really sick from it? Or, if they are gutting it out until the virus either runs its course of is defeated by the individuals immune system
I was wondering about the general health of people succumbing to the effects of corvid-19, today. Lifestyle choices, eating habits and things of that nature.
Melanin is an antioxidant but melatonin is a better one.
And dark-complexioned people have fewer ACE2 receptors on the lungs and other organs to host the virions.
That’s racist!
Omg! Darken society now, white wimmens!
There are many antioxidants. I don’t know how one decides one is better than the other, but I’d say in terms of simple side effects, melatonin is not exactly the most effective way to combat oxidative stress in the body. It may be a tool that can be used sparingly, but the hormonal disruptions it can cause (at least for me) are too great at anything but a tiny dose for me to put up with.
I’d stick with SOD, glutathione, garlic, vitamin C, and astragalus for a good base of combating oxidative stress and warding off bugs.
I wonder what the cure rate is for country Chinese vs. city Chinese.
I take 15mg of melatonin at night. Tried astragalus about a year ago, two capsules as per label recommendation, got severe diarrhea. About three weeks later, tried again only one capsule this time, got severe diarrhea again so canned it. However, most of the herbs and supplements my late wife from the Indian sub-continent recommended to me have worked out well.
It is straightforward to rate antioxidants in terms of their ability to inhibit oxidation.
In terms of sheer inhibition of oxidation, I think Glutathione and SOD are going to come in way above melatonin, but I’m glad it works for you. It has some nasty hormonal effects and is a natural DHT inhibitor, which is often a good thing for people who are trying to control male pattern baldness, but it can cause side effects similar to something like Finasteride. Totally shut me down and messed me up something awful until I realized that it was the culprit lol
Have you tried NAC?
Yes, I take NAC every day.
Yes, I take several supplements that raise glutathione. (Although I can’t pronounce it and my NP kids me about it).
That is down right racist
as bad as this coronahoax virus is, you may have to stand on the sun to get full 100% protection.
That’s good...I find it helps a lot. I’ve got the whole family either on NAC or if they’re crazy like me, straight glutathione. I make a flavored powder for the kids that dissolves in water. Keeps us healthier than the neighbors, that’s for sure...lol
Didn’t know blacks had melanin in their respiratory mucosa.
It sure looks pink to me when I examine them.
See, and this follows along with another Freepers 'completely baseless but makes you wonder' thought, that this virus may be an unfinished bioweapon intended to cripple Taiwan so the Chinese could simply waltz in (provided that they had developed a vaccine, of course).
Reference to one of the best ad lib lines in movie history.
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