BLOG 478
July 13, 2020
WISE ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Each week Robert L. Wise, Ph.D., explores the Middle Eastern situation, ranging from Egypt through Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the surrounding area. Wise first traveled to Israel and the neighboring countries in 1968. Two of his sons taught in Jordan and Lebanon universities. Wise presents an objective view of the behind the scenes situation in these countries.
GOOD NEWS FROM ISRAEL
I swore I’d never write anything about the coronavirus pandemic. Every time I turn on the International and national news, I am flooded with the head count and stories of all kinds about the virus problem. I figure everybody is saturated with the updates.
Then I discovered a really important story from Jerusalem. You’ll want to know about this breakthrough.
Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem suburb has discovered what appears to be the reason why infected patients become so crucially ill with the virus. They now have a way to treat the problem before it is too late.
Israeli scientists discovered that 30% of the infected develop blood clots that block the flow of blood to the kidneys, heart, and brain as well as the lungs. These clots create an increased level of alpha defensin protein in the person. When persons with a low response develop the infection, they have a low level of this protein, but it increases as their disease expands. Persons, who die, have a very high level of this particular protein.
The alpha defensin protein causes a speed up in the clotting process which can cause pulmonary embolism which results in heart attacks and strokes. Clotting can also result in the area where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide and respiratory distress develops with eventual intubation. The Hadassah studies found 80% of the casualties from the virus had this problem.
They are beginning to conclude that the drug colchicine can treat this condition. The drug has been previously used to treat gout and has been used on mice to verify its effectiveness. They now believe this drug can bring improvement in the most severe cases of coronavirus. Their studies found that the usual blood-thinning drugs on the current market do not fully address the virus problem. Hopeful what the scientists have discovered about the effectiveness of colchicine will correct the problem.
Good news! The first good news I’ve heard to date about stopping the virus causing deaths.
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