Faith, Medicine or ZMapp? What Cured The Ebola Patients?

NBC News ^ | 10/05/14

[BunnySlippers]

The doctors who treated them have another idea and they think what they’ve learned can save Ebola patients in Africa. What almost killed Brantly, they say, were irregular heart rhythms caused by what’s called electrolyte imbalance — the loss of minerals because of his constant, unending diarrhea.

“The closest infectious disease we can compare it to is cholera,” Dr. Bruce Ribner, who heads the special containment unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta where Writebol and Brantly were treated, told NBC News.

As with cholera, the constant vomiting and diarrhea pull all the fluids from the body, and with them sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium — the so-called electrolytes that help the cells in organs such as the heart, brain and kidneys to function.

[BunnySlippers]

Interest lay, the article says Africa has no way to monitor electrolytes.

[Don Corleone]

My prescription.....Gator Aid and Duct Tape. Fix anything that needs fixin’.

[FlingWingFlyer]

A couple more articles like this and every person in Africa will be landing in Dallas. More “refugees”. America! The “refugee” camp to the world!!!

[blackdog]

"where Writebol and Brantly were treated, told NBC News."

Let's see how they are in six months? My money is on near death, wasted away.

[BunnySlippers]

Well, I understand Duncan’s family is upset he is net getting zzz app ... And he is close to death.

[SatinDoll]

I suspect that it will be the same as for AIDS - Europeans have a genetic protection because of prior pandemics in Europe that provide them with some protection.

White Americans will not be as hard hit as American Indians, Blacks or Asians.

[BunnySlippers]

Two band aids and a cork ...

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

He died already.

[Vince Ferrer]

My prescription.....Gator Aid and Duct Tape. Fix anything that needs fixin’.

I wouldn't try to fix diarrhea with duct tape.

[BunnySlippers]

Are you talking about the debunked article ... Or another one?

[SatinDoll]

Duncan died earlier today.

As for the Zmapp, there were only two or three treatments available.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Is ZMapp that stuff we’re already out of?

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Just what we need - WAGs. (Wild-Assed Guesses)

[Farmer Dean]

Reading the detailed description of the damage caused by the virus,I doubt that survivor will live very long.

[BunnySlippers]

We’re out for about 2 or 3 months.

[BunnySlippers]

Are you talking about the debunked article?

[NoLibZone]

I was not aware the two infected that had received zmapp died anyway.

[BunnySlippers]

The zmapp people lived.

[ansel12]

The first two paragraphs are written in a twisted fashion, to debunk faith in God, when there was no reason to.