Experimental drug likely saved Ebola patients

CNN ^ | 08/04/2014 | By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Danielle Dellorto

[SeekAndFind]

Three vials containing an experimental drug stored at subzero temperatures were flown into Liberia last week in a last-ditch effort to save two American missionary workers who had contracted Ebola, according to a source familiar with details of the treatment.

The drug appears to have worked, sources say. Dr. Kent Brantly's and Nancy Writebol's conditions significantly improved after receiving the medication, sources say. Brantly was able to walk into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after being evacuated to the United States last week, and Writebol is expected to arrive in Atlanta on Tuesday.

On July 22, Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, Brantly immediately isolated himself. Writebol's symptoms started three days later. A rapid field blood test confirmed the infection in both of them after they had become ill with fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

It's believed both Brantly and Writebol, who worked with the aid organization Samaritan's Purse, contracted Ebola from another health care worker at their hospital in Liberia, although the official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case investigation has yet to be released.

A representative from the National Institutes of Health contacted Samaritan's Purse in Liberia and offered the experimental treatment, known as ZMapp, for the two patients, according to the source.

[ansel12]

Brantly received a transfusion of the blood of a 14-year-old Ebola survivor who he personally helped to treat. Giving blood transfusions from survivors to still suffering Ebola patients is an established, though not nearly proven, treatment for the largely untreatable disease. Has anyone else seen this reported anywhere other than this article?

The 14 year old boy is in numerous stories, and his donation is also mentioned with the experimental drug, the Dr. received both.

[mikey_hates_everything]

This is the experimental "serum" given to the two in Atlanta. They are apparently improving.

Link

[livius]

Interesting, thanks.

[MarMema]

I know. How the stories change. Who to trust?

[eyedigress]

WBT in Charlotte reported they both took the drug. No link yet. 11PM newscast

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

[null and void]

LOL! How many of the dead and dying are BLACK? We(USA) save the only 2 WHITE Americans infected????!

Not to worry we have our very own FReeper who wants to fix this by bringing every American home to the good ol' USofA for treatment.

I'd name him, but he accuses me of stalking if I dare to....

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[hummingbird]

Yes, let it be true.

[hummingbird]

"Although it likely won’t be enough quantity, soon enough to slow the global pandemic that (world and national) government(s) policy is currently enabling."

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Israel is very good at developing, manufacturing and dispensing pharmaceuticals.

To use medications from outside US, Israel (or any country) has to partner with a US company so medication can go through FDA process.

If this med works, maybe some country can fast track it without all the paperwork needed up front.

Hope they can - it would be a Godsend.

[Justa]

2016 CVS sign:

Flu Vaccine $20
Pneumonia Vaccine $60
Ebola Vaccine $4000
No Appt!

The more you need it the more they charge. Free market at work baby!

/s

[null and void]

I can’t say...