The Brits in India were on to something with the gin & tonic. I shall be practicing prophylaxis tomorrow evening. This isolation is tough but I’m going to try.
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 19, 2020, at 9:17 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > If chloroquine does prove to be the magic bullet that controls the > coronavirus epidemic, it will be a remarkable coincidence since the organism > it has been killing for 70+ years; a protzoan; is completely unrelated to the > virus that causes coronavirus infection. That's based on current knowledge, > but there may be biochemical similarities that explain it. The protozoan is > easily seen via a clinical microscope such as below: > > https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEeSS9CXRe2RUAIgsPxQt.;_ylc=X1MDMjExNDcwMDU1OQRfcgMyBGZyA3locy1pYmEtMQRncHJpZANSSW1nc1NLcVExeUFUckx0akZTWWtBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMwBG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDMARxc3RybAM0NARxdWVyeQNtYWxhcmlhJTIwcHJvdG96b2ElMjBhcmUlMjB2aXNpYmxlJTIwbWljcm9zY29waWNhbGx5BHRfc3RtcAMxNTg0NjYzMjc0?p=malaria+protozoa+are+visible+microscopically&fr2=sb-top&hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs-1¶m3=InsieWlkIjoiZ3lmZiIsImN0YWciOiI4NzgzIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6IjEuMC4wIn0i&vm=r&type=gyff_8783_FFW_US > > An Australian lab has discovered a unique cell that appears in the > bloodstream when a person is infected with the coronavirus, and disappears as > the patient improves. IMHO this could be a way of diagnosing the coronavirus > disease if no diagnostic kits are available. It could probably be done while > the patient waits if there are no special staining or incubating requirements. > > https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=iba&vm=r&hsimp=yhs-1&type=gyff_8783_FFW_US&p=unique+cell+appears+in+bloodstream+of+coronavirus+patients¶m3=InsieWlkIjoiZ3lmZiIsImN0YWciOiI4NzgzIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6IjEuMC4wIn0i > .................................................... > Curley wrote: > >> I heard that on the radio today. THey said countries where Malaria is >> rampant, and Chloroquine is widely used, there is no or almost no wuhan >> virus. >> Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote on 3/19/20 11:51 AM: >>> Chloroquine is being expedited as a treatment. It has worked in South >>> Korea, and France. There is another anti malaria drug, but I don't recall >>> the name. These can also be taken as a prophylaxis for those are highest >>> risk. Home run. Possibly a grand slam. >>> >>> Rick > ____________________________________ > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
