Author Topic: Let the Hateful Ebola Doc Die  (Read 6083 times)

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Re: Let the Hateful Ebola Doc Die
« Reply #50 on: August 08, 2014, 10:13:45 AM »
An article about experimental drugs with info about the one used to treat the US health workers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/health/in-ebola-outbreak-who-should-get-experimental-drug.html
"Supplies of ZMapp, which is made in tobacco plants, are being scaled up, but that is expected to take a few months."

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Re: Let the Hateful Ebola Doc Die
« Reply #51 on: August 08, 2014, 10:46:11 AM »
Eboli's MSDS sheet
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/ebola-eng.php

Most references to portable units I've seen refer to single use cells, drapes, bubbles, etc.

I'm not the expert, but isn't lvl 4 containment worrying about stuff that can be transmitted through the air?  Everything I've read about Ebola is that it's not very contagious because it's fragile outside of the body and only transmitted through bodily fluids.

Of course, if you're studying a big batch of said fluids you'll probably want to take even more precautions.