Good news for Ebola patients – an experimental drug

An experimental drug has been given to two patients suffering from Ebola. This drug is invented by a U.S company and doctors have no thought whether it is safe for humans or not. The name of this drug is ZMapp and it is manufactured by San Diego Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc.

According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, they require more patients suffering from this disease in order to ascertain the safety and effectiveness of this drug. In Africa there is no proper treatment or remedy for this dangerous disease therefore, it took the lives of several people in Africa.

Presently, Africa is facing the biggest outburst of this disease which occurred mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The officials of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City stated that currently they are trying this drug on a man who is going through this disease. Although physicians are not certain if that man is suffering for Ebola or not since the patient has an extremely high fever.

In the meantime., Nigeria has detected another case of ebola in the country. As per the report of the World Health Organization this year ebola has affected more than 1600 in West Africa

Researchers are struggling really hard to discover a treatment for this ailment. Mapp and an affiliated company, LeafBio are working together to develop a medicine which will consist of three monoclonal antibiotics.

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Deborah Campbell grew up on a steady diet of fantasy stories, 19th century poetry and Greek mythology. It’s no wonder she turned into such a hopeless romantic. She has always had a knack for writing, but she has yet to publish any best-seller yet. At the beginning of 2013 she decided to try something a little different: she started working for a web design firm, as a creative artist. That’s where she discovered her second calling. Although seemingly opposite, fantasy and technology are Deborah’s two main passions. She is now part of the argyllfreepress.com team, for which she creates detailed tutorials & reviews for some of the world’s most exciting gadgets. She also tries to squeeze a verse or two in her reviews from time to time.