Can ozone help fight the Ebola virus? Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhage fever, is a severe, and often fatal, illness for humans. EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%. EVD outbreaks occur primarily in the remote villages of Central and West Africa, near tropical rain forests. The virus is transmitted to people through wild animals, and spreads in the human population via human-to-human transmission. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals [1]. https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQNO8HCW2xDIn_hfVmjjpNSrqMvBgH9BefqSRxMWlHunrhkPJlBOzone is helpful for killing EVD in the environment. As you know, ozone is at least ten times stronger than chlorine as a disinfectant. Ozone is the most efficient disinfectant for all types of microorganisms [2]. Therefore, employing ozone in water for disinfecting the contact surfaces is much more efficient than using current disinfectants. Ozone can purify the air, and it can be used in the households or public buildings. Ozone can also be employed in airlines, for minimizing virus transfer over long distances. Finally, it seems that ozone can be used for destroying the virus inside blood. Indeed, for this application, extensive medical research is needed, and specific medical ozone therapy should be developed. Our immune systems run on oxygen, and produce Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone. This kills diseases and microbes entering our bodies. Researchers have noticed that self-generated ozone is used by the immune system’s antibodies and neutrophils to destroy bacteria and fungi [3]. So by passing blood through an ozone device, which can kill only the virus, should be promising. Indeed, extensive medical research and device development is need in this case. Ozone Solutions has contacted the World Health Organization (WHO) for possible technical help and device development. [1]. who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en . [2]. who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/S04.pdf . [3]. scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20021118/ozone.html
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