Filovirus cure?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=54284
Researchers at the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University made an amazing discovery. They identified an amino acid sequence that codes for a protein similar to those known to break down the body's immune system. This discovery could lead to the development of drugs that could fight filoviruses (such as Ebola). Up to now, there is no cure for filoviruses. According to the article, filoviruses have a mortality rate of 80%. With the discovery of this amino acid sequence, that number should drop. Humans and apes are susceptible to these diseases and it is thought that these diseases may be contributing to the decline of ape populations worldwide. If all goes according to plan, scientists will utilize this new found knowledge and develop a "cure" for these horrible diseases.
Researchers at the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University made an amazing discovery. They identified an amino acid sequence that codes for a protein similar to those known to break down the body's immune system. This discovery could lead to the development of drugs that could fight filoviruses (such as Ebola). Up to now, there is no cure for filoviruses. According to the article, filoviruses have a mortality rate of 80%. With the discovery of this amino acid sequence, that number should drop. Humans and apes are susceptible to these diseases and it is thought that these diseases may be contributing to the decline of ape populations worldwide. If all goes according to plan, scientists will utilize this new found knowledge and develop a "cure" for these horrible diseases.
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