Cure for Ebola Virus finally found

Four out of five people who get infected die

A plant has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said.



The extract can be eaten or rubbed into the skin
They used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu.

If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and human trials, it will be the first medicine to successfully treat the virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever - an often-fatal condition.

The discovery was announced at the 16th International Botanical Congress in St Louis in the US.

Four deaths per five cases

The Ebola virus was first documented in 1976 after an outbreak in Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo - where 88% of the 318 human cases died.



The Ebola-Zaire virus close up
More recently, a 1995 outbreak in the same country had a death rate of 81% of the 315 infected.

There are four types of the virus - Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan and Ebola-Ivory Coast all affect humans, while Ebola-Reston has so far only affected monkeys and chimpanzees.

However, doctors have been unable to stop the virus once infection has taken hold - hence the disease has gained a terrifying reputation.

Traditional origins

Dr Maurice Iwu, who set up and heads the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme, led the research.



Dr Maurice Iwu said the discovery was a breakthrough
It started 10 years ago when researchers were led to the plant by traditional native healers who have used the plant for the treatment of infectious diseases for centuries.

"This is a very exciting discovery," said Dr Iwu, who himself comes originally from a family of traditional healers.

"The same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus could be a source of the cure."

Fighting chance

The virus multiplies rapidly in the human body and quickly overwhelms it, and in advanced cases the patient develops high fever and severe bleeding.



Towns are quarantined following an outbreak
The Garcinia kola compound has been shown to halt multiplication of the virus in the laboratory. If repeated in humans, this would give the body a chance to fight off the virus.

The active compound is what is known as a dimeric flavonoid, which is two flavonoid molecules fused together.

Flavonoids are non-toxic and can be found in orange and lemon rinds as well as the colourings of other plants.

Drug hopes

The tests are in the early stages still, but the researchers hope that if they continue to prove successful the compound the US Food and Drug Administration will put it on a fast track - making a drug available to humans within a matter of years.

"The discovery of these important properties in a simple compound - flavonoids - was very surprising," said Dr Iwu.

"The structure of this compound lends itself to modification, so it provides a template for future work.

"Even if this particular drug does not succeed through the whole drug approval process, we can use it to construct a new drug for this deadly disease."

That's some good news.

Dis one look like okunrun

smile2012 wrote:

Dis one look like okunrun

Hw do u mean?

smile2012 wrote:

Dis one look like okunrun

Hw do u mean?

@OP, WHICH TYPE OF KOLA, SHEY NA GWORO,BITTER KOLA OR WHICH ONE? TELL US 4 OLODO LANGUAGE WEY WE KNOW, BOTANICAL/SCIENTIFIC NAME NA EXTRA RESEARCH JOB O. SHEY NA GWORO? runs out 2 market 2 charter 10baskets of kola....scofield76 don develop brown gworo teeth bcos of ebola!

smile2012 wrote:

Dis one look like okunrun

Hw do u mean?

Scofield76 wrote:

@OP, WHICH TYPE OF KOLA, SHEY NA GWORO,BITTER KOLA OR WHICH ONE? TELL US 4 OLODO LANGUAGE WEY WE KNOW, BOTANICAL/SCIENTIFIC NAME NA EXTRA RESEARCH JOB O. SHEY NA GWORO? runs out 2 market 2 charter 10baskets of kola....scofield76 don develop brown gworo teeth bcos of ebola!

hahahahaha,funny guy.

Good let wait and see

i hope is true sha

Experimental Ebola vaccine will be tested on people NEXT MONTH as U.S. pushes clinical trial of possible life-saving drug

First Ebola vaccine clinical trials involving humans scheduled for September
Current Ebola outbreak is worst since disease was discovered in 1976
So far there have been more than 1,200 cases and 672 people have died
There is no cure and no vaccine available to treat or prevent the disease
Around four drugs are in the development stage in the U.S.
But researchers say it is difficult to generate funding to progress vaccines
First drug to prevent the vicious virus is two to six years off, scientists say

By Lizzie Parry

Published: 11:14 GMT, 31 July 2014 | Updated: 09:22 GMT, 1 August 2014

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The U.S government will begin testing an experimental ebola vaccine on humans as early as next month, it has been reported.

The drug, which is currently being developed, has seen positive results in clinical trials when used to treat primates.

It has prompted the U.S. government to move towards testing the possible life-saving vaccine on people for the first time, USA Today said.

The National Institutes of Health's infectious disease unit has been working with the Food and Drug Administration to put the vaccine through trials as quickly as possible, according to the report.

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The latest Ebola outbreak sweeping through West Africa is the worst on record since the disease was discovered in Zaire in 1976
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The latest Ebola outbreak sweeping through West Africa is the worst on record since the disease was discovered in Zaire in 1976
Experts say a vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus is between two to six years away from being available to use
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Experts say a vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus is between two to six years away from being available to use

The director of the infectious disease unit, Anthony Fauci, told the paper results could be available early next year.

It comes as U.S. authorities recommended against non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Two American aid workers, diagnosed with the vicious disease - Dr Kent Brantly, 33, and Nancy Writebol, 59, are due to be flown back to the U.S. on a special plane equipped with infection-control pods.

At least one of the pair will be treated at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, the authorities have confirmed.

Despite moves to begin testing potential vaccines on humans, experts predict the first commerically-available preventative jab, sanctioned for use on the general population, is likely to take two to six years.

A lack of funding could hamper vital clinical trials, researchers have said.

At least four new drugs are in the developmental stage in labs across the U.S. with trials involving primates yielding positive results.

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'Fast-track the Ebola drug': U.S. under pressure to give potentially life-saving medication the green light as experts warn of global pandemic


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May God protect us all o.

God has been our helper since...let's be extra careful too

Cure for Ebola

4 Real

JCVD28 wrote:

Cure for Ebola

cure ke

Hope dey sha.

Dis need to be eradicated quick

hope this is the real cure

No cure for now, please don't be deceived.

smile2012 wrote:

JCVD28 wrote:

Cure for Ebola

cure ke

Wt

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Some people say bitter cola cure ebola it s true.

Ironla

It has not been confirmed

work in progress

Wolex ib wrote:

Some people say bitter cola cure ebola it s true.

I heard same thing too. has it being confirmed?

The word is ?

tinsgbo wrote:

Wolex ib wrote:

Some people say bitter cola cure ebola it s true.

I heard same thing too. has it being confirmed?

False news please.

Not only bitter kola even squeezed water 4rm bitter leaf. But we dont believe in ourselves rather we look unto lie lie onyibo.

Enough doctors plenty here oooo!

where are this doctors? dongle doctor lolz

ancl wrote:

where are this doctors? dongle doctor lolz

doctor na doctor.

Dnt forget ebola is not a bacteria and it is envelope and unevelope virus...very deadly- forget bitter aspect

Thanks bro, please tell them jare.

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm from salt to kola from kola to wat again

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Why z it only here saying the cure z found.i googled and nothing i find again. Please big Guy verify this

obenar wrote:

Why z it only here saying the cure z found.i googled and nothing i find again. Please big Guy verify this

it hasn't been found yet.

Cure 4 where...only US treating their patients with what they have.

misleading title

the treatment is not herbal

arsenaaaaaal wrote:

obenar wrote:

Why z it only here saying the cure z found.i googled and nothing i find again. Please big Guy verify this

it hasn't been found yet.

atleast that i wil take.change the title please