A Drug Made From Tobacco ‘saves’ America Ebola Patients.
The experimental drug that saved the lives of two American health workers infected by the Ebola virus was produced with tobacco plants.
The drug called ZMapp, provided by a tiny San Diego-based company was until now only tested on infected animals.
Before now Pharmaceuticals have been accused of dragging their feet on producing a vaccine for the deadly disease.
The first patient, Kent Brantly, a doctor, was flown from Liberia to Atlanta on Aug. 2, and is receiving treatment at Emory University Hospital. Nancy Writebol, an aid worker, is scheduled to arrive in Atlanta today and will be treated at the same hospital, according to the charity group she works with. Both are improving, according to relatives and supporters.
Each patient received at least one dose of ZMapp in Liberia before coming to the U.S., according to Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
“There’s a very scarce number of doses,” and it’s not clear how many each patient needs for treatment,” Fauci said. “I’m not sure how many doses they’ll get.”
Source
Citing unnamed sources, CNN yesterday reported that the drug used for the treatment is Mapp’s.
The drug called ZMapp, provided by a tiny San Diego-based company was until now only tested on infected animals.
Before now Pharmaceuticals have been accused of dragging their feet on producing a vaccine for the deadly disease.
The first patient, Kent Brantly, a doctor, was flown from Liberia to Atlanta on Aug. 2, and is receiving treatment at Emory University Hospital. Nancy Writebol, an aid worker, is scheduled to arrive in Atlanta today and will be treated at the same hospital, according to the charity group she works with. Both are improving, according to relatives and supporters.
Each patient received at least one dose of ZMapp in Liberia before coming to the U.S., according to Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
“There’s a very scarce number of doses,” and it’s not clear how many each patient needs for treatment,” Fauci said. “I’m not sure how many doses they’ll get.”
Source
Citing unnamed sources, CNN yesterday reported that the drug used for the treatment is Mapp’s.
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