Do-it-yourself biowarfare defense

Salon ^ | 3 October 2001 | Pamela Weintraub

[lds23]

I just called my Primary Care Physician's "mega-care" office. They took my name & number and will get back to me.

[Letitring]

I heard a quick blurb on the news, CNN or MSNBC, that congress had received smallpox vaccinations last year. I haven't heard it since. I would really like to know if it is true.

[The Energizer]

Travmed.com does sell several of the items mentioned in this article to keep on hand, such as oral rehydration salts, etc. I recently purchased items for a trip I ended up cancelling.

[riri]

that congress had received smallpox vaccinations last year

Oh yeah, let´s make sure these morons survive.

I hadn´t heard this but if true..I´d say highly suspicious. However, I would argue that if there was a smallpox outbreak-it would be the trumped up Soviet weapon type, possibly even mixed with someother virus/disease, say gangrene. my guess would be an immunization may not do a whole lot of good.

Needless to say,living like this is really getting the best of me. I was awoke by my neighbors dog at about 4am and shortly thereafter I heard something buzzing around in the sky, sounded like it was flying low. I have no idea what it was, but it has had me unnerved all day.

[borkrules]

Bump for later reading.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

WHO electrolyte solution:

1 liter cold H2O
8 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sodium chloride (table salt)
1/2 tsp Sodium bicarb (Baking soda)
1/4 tsp potassium Chloride (KCl)USP powder (or 2-3 gms per dose)

The only hard part is getting the KCl powder. By prescription it comes in 20mEq packets or large stock bottles of powder for use in pharmacies. Over the counter potassium supplements might work, but I don't know how much KCl is in an actual OTC dose.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

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[VOA]

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[backhoe]

Here's what I have:

For informational purposes:

To: American in Israel

"Also keep in mind that doxycycline or cyproflaxin antibiotics are pretty effective against most of the germs used in bio warfare."

Both can be found/ordered here.

24 Posted on 07/25/2001 00:31:06 PDT by Justa

Note- someone, can't recall who, on this board had more links for online 'scripts--- let's hope they weigh in soon!

[ChemistCat]

Thanks for the references, all. I preach handwashing and staying home if you're sick. If more of us did these two things, flu season wouldn't kick our collective butts so badly each year. (If we have a bad flu season this year, it could knock even more of the pins out from under the economy!) No bioattack will be transmitted by some new and magic means. The first people to get flu or smallpox could save a lot of lives if they will only realize that this isn't the time to be the martyr who goes to work with a 103 fever!

Maybe we need to bring back those cheesy 1950s personal hygiene films? No, wait, let's get Spielburg to make one that will be truly memorable.

Don't take any wooden nickles and don't touch any public bathroom door fixtures barehanded. :-)

[riri]

CC, do you know at what point small pox is contagious? I understand it has a ling incubation, followed by a few days of flu-like symptoms, them a rash appears on extremities and face, etc...Which stage is contagious, or are all?

Also, they now have those new anti bacterial hand washes that you can keep in the car, at your desk, etc.

[VA Advogado]

The problem with self-defense against biochemical warfare is that there is, in fact, very little that we can do against it.

Anyone who remembers NBC (Nuclear, biological, chemical) training from the military realizes how futile it is to expect you can protect yourself for any period of time.

[winodog]

Has anyone used that drugstore? The # for them is a private residence in the US. Lady said she gets about ten calls a day.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Note: Do NOT use cipro in kids, unless their life is in danger. Cipro closes down their growth plates prematurely. Doxy is a safer bet with peds.

[spectr17]

I have a home defense/survival forum on my website. This link is to some info on gas masks. Gas Mask Info

We'll be putting up some more articles and info on MREs, chemical suits, first aid and other relevant topics. Feel fee to drop by the forum and add any info you feel will help those who have never been trained in the military or about survival and home defense.

My background is 7 years in the USAF Special Forces and many years of hunting and living off the land. There are also active military also posting in the forum. No experts, just what has worked for us and what hasn't.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

For about 10 cents a day (a stock bottle of Doxy is about $5 for 100 Doxycycline 100mg tablets) one can take an antibiotic prophylaxis against many of these bugs. It can be taken indefintely with little or no fear of side effects. Teenagers take it literally for several years during adolescence for acne. If an attack occurs, this will prevent infection. It seems to me to be ten cents well spent. I can order it from the link I posted above. I have an account with them. Have I done it yet? No. Why not? Good question....mostly because I'm not yet convinced they actually have any NBC on American soil.

[backhoe]

Thanks for the info!

[backhoe]

The # for them is a private residence

Hummm!

[Brian Kopp DPM]

FR Thread: Virtual Naval Hospital: Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties

[Slyfox]

I preach handwashing

That really does work. When I used to take my little kids to the park I'd ALWAYS wash their hands with a diaper wipe before I started the car to go home. They were hardly sick as kids. What is your take on colloidal silver?