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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.
However, on Thursday charity SIM said in a statement that Mrs Writebol’s condition had worsened, despite the serum.
Her husband, David, is close by but can only visit his wife through a window or dressed in a haz-mat suit.
‘We continue to pray for Nancy’s full and complete recovery,’ said Bruce Johnson, president of SIM USA. ‘Even though her condition has worsened, we know she is receiving the best possible medical care, and we are thankful that she has access to this experimental drug.
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Funny...two very different updates/stories
Post/thread life/health BUMP!
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Oh God please let it be true; if so, this means that this disease is now both treatable and curable.
This also means that the people who created this are going to get the Nobel Prize and the gratitude of thousands.
If both infected specialists are able to recover, I am certain this will make headlines around the world for months.
As the Zen Master said:
“We’ll See.”
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I hope it works.
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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