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7. I read that it makes people worse before it makes them better -- IF it makes them better.

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 07:02 PM

Oct 2014

Not every experimental drug turns out to be a miracle cure. Some of them turn out to be as bad or worse than the illness itself.

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Ebola Patient In Dallas Struggling To Survive, Says CDC Head [View all] Purveyor Oct 2014 OP

Yes, is it more difficult to take than dying? jwirr Oct 2014 #2

If I were an Ebola patient I'd want to try it anyway. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #4

Yes, so would I. jwirr Oct 2014 #11

Ahh, that explains it. Ty. Chemisse Oct 2014 #23

he may pull through on his own TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #21

The problem is that it can kill the patient Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #26

Ty for the interesting information. Chemisse Oct 2014 #28

Shit. calimary Oct 2014 #3

I believe your organs liquefy.. PearliePoo2 Oct 2014 #5

They don't liquefy. tammywammy Oct 2014 #6

They're out of the drug. tammywammy Oct 2014 #13

they ...say... they are out of the drug ... nt quadrature Oct 2014 #15

you are repeating somebody-elses claims quadrature Oct 2014 #18

As expected, no evidence. branford Oct 2014 #19

I guess we will see than. blackspade Oct 2014 #20

They are out of the drug, there were only a few doses Marrah_G Oct 2014 #14

there were only about 6 or 7 does of ZMapp made TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #22

Possibly not entirely correct.... blackspade Oct 2014 #24

so half that got ZMapp were presumably white and half were black TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #25

That's it! you convinced me! blackspade Oct 2014 #27

Spanish priest died. Aerows Oct 2014 #29

Correct, I posted that above. blackspade Oct 2014 #32

And one of the white people died, too Aerows Oct 2014 #30

Praise to the brave medical staff helping to treat him oberliner Oct 2014 #9

How about trying the experimental cure discovered by a Thai hospital? Turborama Oct 2014 #10

One hospital is using AIDS medication Aerows Oct 2014 #31

Serum antibodies from suvivors are supposed to help. McCamy Taylor Oct 2014 #16