FDA approves first treatment for Ebola
Kevin Gu
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On October 14, the FDA announced that Inmazeb which is a mixture of lab antibodies which were developed by Regeneron (a pharmaceutical company) could be used to effectively treat pediatric and adult patients who have ebola. This is a huge development because the Ebola virus can cause many severe illnesses such as vomiting, bleeding, and diarrhea. Before this development, people could only get therapy to try and replace the lost fluids. The Inmazeb drug has three different antibodies which were designed to mimic the ones that are produced naturally during an immune response. One of the antibodies essentially blocks the Ebola virus from entering human cells and the other two find immune cells to help clear out the virus and the already infected cells. Regeneron and the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority have announced that the company would produce Inmazeb for the national stockpile for the next six years.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ebola-virus-first-treatment-fda-approval-antibodies
Why is this treatment important?
How does this shape the future of the Ebola virus?
Do you think that the Ebola virus will completely disappear?
The treatment is important as they can now cure the disease,ebola, once you have it.
ReplyDeletesarah lachance
This treatment is very important because it can help people with Ebola recover and be cured, which is huge because less people will die from the disease. - Steven Solomon
ReplyDeleteI really hope Ebola disappears, as the Black Death still exists and still kills people.
ReplyDelete*but as the black death still exists and kills people but it doesn't seem likely.
DeleteThis is really good because Ebola affects so many places around the world so finding a solution to this problem is life changing for so many people.
ReplyDeleteThis treatment is important because it could help shape how we see the Ebola virus in the future. I think the Ebola virus will never completely disappear, but since we are developing good treatments, the Ebola virus could become less dangerous in the future. -Kevin Gu
ReplyDeleteThis treatment is important because it will help cure people who with Ebola. I feel like it will eventually disappear. -Campbell Marino
ReplyDeleteThis treatment is important because it shows we are advancing to fight serious health issues and make the Ebola virus less threatening.
ReplyDeleteCharles Poe
This treatment is important because it will treat and help cure the people who might be fighting ebloa. -lannah
ReplyDeleteI think this treatment is important because it can help treat and cure people with Ebola.
ReplyDeletei do think one day the virus will cease to exist because with the treatment out it will cure people with it until there is nobody to carry the virus. -Maddie Silk
ReplyDeletei dont think it will cause the virus to disappear but i think it is good to see new discoveries of cures and treatments for it -sophia
ReplyDeletewhile vaccines or medicines for things like this does guarantee it to be gone forever but the death rate will drastically go down over time and survival rates will be way more high. -Ryan Smith
ReplyDeletei do not think the Ebola virus will ever just go away because virus change all the time. New treatment and medicine will help people who are affected with the virus but it will never stop. We still have the flu which used to be extremely dangerous but now is pretty common. - sophia Becklenberg
ReplyDeleteThis treatment is important because it means people can feel safer when visiting with Ebola. I don't think the Ebola virus will completely disappear but I think that with this treatment the cases will definitely drop. -Joe Panthalani
ReplyDeleteIt is important because Ebola is a very deadly virus and treatment will help it a lot. -caleb
ReplyDeleteHaving a treatment is very good for eradicating a disease, so having the treatment is great. Hopefully, in the future Ebola will be no more and there are less things to worry about. -Erik E
ReplyDeleteI think that this treatment is necessary for more third-world countries because of their lack of medical resources, so I don't think it would effect Americans too much (especially considering we're in the midst of a global pandemic of a differing virus). I think that with this surplus of treatment, the Ebola virus will no longer be a reoccurring issue in the future. -Kendall Dees
ReplyDeletethis treatment is important because it can help block the Ebola virus from getting into your body -Ryan Carter
ReplyDeleteThis treatment is important because it can save alot of people from this disease by blocking the Ebola virus. -Takia McMorris
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