dear mama dafi,
wah gawat kalo emang virus itu...
tapi apa bener diagnosa tu..dokter..
mungkin mbak musti periksa lagi ke dokter spesialis..kali ya...
bukannya virus itu udah gak ada...dah dimusnahkan ..
dan itu adanya di Afrika.seperti kata mbak dibawah ini
kalo bisa periksa ke dokter spesial mbak...
semoga...anak mbak cepet sembuh...kasian khan masih kecil..
turut prihatin..
Papa tia
---- Original Message -----
From: "mamanya Dafi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [balita-anda] Mohon Info
> Mbak Vika,
> Saya cari-cari artikelnya kok agak susah ya. Cuma
> dapat 1 ini (dari drkoop). Beberapa tahun lalu kan
> pernah ada wabah Ebola di Afrika, kaget juga denger
> berita anak mbak kena virus itu. Yang namanya virus
> biasanya menular, untuk itu mbak perlu ketemu sama
> dokternya untuk bertanya sejelas-jelas tindakan apa
> yag harus dilakukan agar tidak menular atau minta tes
> lagi, soalnya penyakita ini kan adanya di Afrika.
> Artikel ini mungkin bisa membantu. Semoga Rafi cepat
> sembuh ya.
>
> Mamanya Dafi
>
> Progress in Developing Ebola Vaccine
> Reuters Health Information March 5, 2000 --
> Scientists are a step closer to creating a vaccine,
> and
> possibly a treatment, for Ebola infection, the deadly
> hemorrhagic fever that has sporadically appeared in
> some African countries.
> There is currently no effective treatment or a vaccine
> against Ebola, which kills between 50 percent and 90
> percent of its victims.
> Experts have questioned whether it is possible to
> vaccinate against Ebola virus. The virus kills
> quickly, making it hard to tell whether patients'
> immune systems ever launch a defense against it. Now,
> researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research
> Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick,
> Maryland,report that they have found antibodies that
> can ward off Ebola in mice. Some
> of the antibodies also worked when given after the
> mice were exposed to the virus, according to a report
> in the March 3rd issue of Science.
> The antibodies in question are monoclonal antibodies,
> which are antibodies aimed at a particular antigen or
> protein target. The Army researchers chose to study
> antibodies that would bind to proteins that dwell on
> the virus' surface. These proteins, called
> glicoproteins, are the only proteins known to exist on
> the surfaces of both the virus and the cells they
> infect. In an interview with Reuters Health,
> immunologist and lead researcher Mary Kate Hart said
> these proteins are likely responsible for allowing the
> virus entry into body cells.
> Hart's team found that the antibodies adhered to five
> specific regions of the Ebola glycoprotein; one of
> these regions exists in all of the Ebola variants
> known to infect humans. Yet it is unclear, Hart said,
> whether her study's antibodies are effective against
> all of the variants.
> Hart said the next step will be to see whether the
> antibodies protect nonhuman primates against Ebola.
> The goal, she said, is to create a vaccine for people
> in areas where the virus strikes.
> Ebola was first identified in 1976 during outbreaks in
> Zaire and Sudan; the last major outbreak occurred
> again in Zaire in 1995, when the disease struck 315
> people, killing 244. Symptoms start with sudden fever,
> sore throat, and aches and pains before progressing to
> vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin and
> internal organs. Only isolated cases and some small
> outbreaks occurred between 1976 and 1995, and Hart
> said no one knows where Ebola hides in the interim
> between epidemics.
> Experts believe that Ebola outbreaks begin when a
> human comes into contact with an infected animal. The
> infection can then spread from human-to-human through
> contact with blood or body fluids from an infected
> person.
> Much research remains before a human vaccine or
> treatment for Ebola is found, but, according to Hart
> and colleagues, the current study shows that it is at
> least possible.
> The study results demonstrate "that antibodies are a
> feasible option for the design of safe and
> standardized treatments for Ebola infections," the
> researchers conclude.
>
> SOURCE: Science 2000;287:1664-1666
> ---------end------
> --- Vika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Anak saya Rafi / 2thn 9bln sudah dari hari sabtu
> > kemarin dirawat di hermina bekasi. Anak saya
> > buang-buang air dan beberapa kali muntah sehingga
> > mengalami dehidrasi dan harus dirawat. Pada awalnya
> > saya pikir diare biasa, tetapi dua hari yang lalu
> > dokter bilang disentri dan pagi ini dokter bilang
> > anak saya terserang virus ebola. Hari ini sudah
> > boleh pulang tetapi dokter minta hari Jumat untuk
> > mengirim feces-nya kembali untuk dicek.
> >
> > Mohon informasi (terutama dari para dokter), saya
> > perlu penjelasan mengenai virus ini (saya tidak
> > sempat bertemu dokternya). Apa penyebabnya, dan
> > apakah menular (karena Rafi punya adik bayi / 9 bln
> > dirumah). Apakah ada efek nantinya ?
> >
> > Salam
> > Mamanya Rafi & Fira
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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