A conspiracy site declared that Ebola detection devices are now being distributed to Army units.
I have read that medium chain fatty acids (mcfas) in coconut oil have anti-viral benefits, disabling lipid coated viruses. This page -- http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/...
says that vhf virii are all ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses, covered in a fatty (lipid) coating. So coconut oil should help against ebola, right?
The questions are: 1) Can someone confirm that Ebola detection devices are indeed being distributed? 2) Can someone confirm that coconut oil could help fight off Ebola viruses?
I fear that mcfa levels required to help against Ebola may be much higher than sporadic/intermittent ingestion of coconut oil supplements would provide. Hopefully someone edumacated in this area can share insights.
I like screaming and running as a coping mechanism and seek advice on specifics of direction to run and how loud to scream.
PS
1) Ouch! Reading tweets in real time from Nigeria about people with symptoms -- outbreak is NOT contained.
2) The poll is humor/snark, the rest of this is serious, even deadly serious.
3) Turmeric also has some antiviral benefits
PPS
A molecule called BCX4430 may be a cure. http://www.realclearscience.com/...
The most compelling experiment the research team ran involved the infection of cynomolgus macaque monkeys with deadly Marburg virus. Macaques were given twice daily doses of BCX4430 for 14 days beginning 1 hour, 24 hours, or 48 hours post-infection. (See graph. There were six monkeys in each treatment group.)
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As shown above, all of the monkeys that did not receive BCX4430 (labeled "vehicle") died by day 12. However, every monkey (except for one) that received a dose of BCX4430 survived, even if the initial dose came 48 hours after infection. In total, 17 out of 18 treated monkeys lived.