@cubanboy740 luck.... thats all it was, some people survive Pancreatic Cancer and everything. just luck my friend, he might have became immuned to it! its possible, but yes Ebola has a 90% mortality rate!
@ThatGuyInUrWindow Well you're not going to get it in the United States. If anyone became infected with the virus, it would spread like wilfire and they would be quarantined hopefully before they could star an outbreak.
africa is a conglomerate agribusiness's wet dream, uneducated tribalistic superstitious poor people that are dying from aids, Ebola, malaria, and other horrible diseases. corporations are deliberately withholding proper medical aid and stopping just short of purposely spreading the diseases. to them the people of africa are worthless and should be disposed of so they can take the land and make billions
@WhoTurgled that depends on the virus, some infections like smallpox u are still contagious even when u start2 get better & the symptoms begin 2 dissapear, some other viruses persist in some tissues all your life like the Epstein-Barr Virus, if you catch it, it will be forever in the memory B-Lymphocytes & u can give it to someone else at any point as it reinfects epitelial cells of the pharinx. As 4 Ebola virus, those who recover have 2 be in quarantine 4 some weeks I hope this is usefull to u
Heel goed van je om de mensen te vertellen dat ie niet meer het virus kan doorgeven en helemaal goed dat je laat zien dat je zelf ook niet bang bent. Je hebt deze man zijn leven gered of behouden.
@TheJWalshVlog This is actually true.. What MSF does is give supportive treatment to the patient while they develop immunity. The trouble is this can take ten days or so, by which time it's often too late. We basically try and help people to hold on long enough. Hope that helps... Pete
@blackt0wer Hi there. The best way to find out about MSF and ebola would be to go to msf.org and search 'ebola' in the top right of the page. It will show you all the reports and info from the differnet interventions we have done.
@msfuk this might be a childish question but is it painful? Ebola I mean, bleeding from every orifice in your body must not be a pleasant experience but I've also heard you get blood clots everywhere, and your gut sloughs off. Do painkillers help?
@WesternWhiteWolf - He had the Bundibugyo strain, the newest of the Ebola straings. There were 149 infected during the outbreak in late 2007 - early 2008. Of those, 37 died (a kill rate of almost 25%).
how does the virus exit the body? does it die on its own or what? in case of a human survival. very interesting. swaibu fought hades from within him. great story.
@diviengi It's actually because you body fights it like any other virus. You have an immune response, but the problem is that because you haven't got previous immunity, you're response takes about ten days to kick in and by then it could be too late. So the people that survive are really the people that can just hold on long enough, since there isn't a cure. So what MSF does is give people supportive treatment to help them while their body builds up its immune response.
@diviengi It is eliminated gradually by the differents white cells (B & T lymphocites, natural killer cells,etc) & immunologic factors like many other viruses and bacteria, the free viral particles (virions) are eliminated from blood and the infected cells are destroyed as the body fights back the infection and recovers
We actually use the calcium hypochlorite to make up chlorine solutions for disinfection. We use a 0.5% solution on contaminated items and to clean up vomit etc, and a 0.05% solution to clean patients. But, they definitely don't drink it and it is not a cure.
Hi, I have worked on some Marburg and Ebola outbreaks with MSF. You are right, at the moment there is no cure or vaccination available. The survival rate depends on the strain. We provide the patients with supportive care and treat their symptoms to help them fight the disease. And it is wonderful when they survive - like Swaibu. Z
Hi, send me a direct message to the MSFUK profile with your email address and if I can't answer the questions you have, I'm sure I can point you to online resources that might help... Zoe
I understand that ebola tends to attack the the first line of immune cells (dendritic cells and macrophages), thus impairing the formation of adaptive immunity down the road. However, once a person has recovered from an Ebola strain (like Swaibu, bless his soul!) is there evidence that they have built up some sort of immunity toward the virus? Have there been accounts of reinfection? Has there been much research at all on the cytology of survivors? This is a very important topic to me...
@Shenten It seems that people are immune at least to the strain they've had. This is important as it means that survivors of ebola can go into the ward, without the protective clothing that makes us look like space men, and provide real emotional support to those with the disease. There is lots of research going on, so for your more technical questions, it might be worth starting at the WHO haemorrhagic fevers page... Hope you find the answers!
@msfuk Oh trust me, I've pretty much scoured the WHO and CDC sites. When I asked you this question, I was starting a research proposal for my Senior Seminar project regarding Ebola Zaire and Ebola Reston and possible implications for acquired immunity. Since then, I've been able to find many helpful primary and secondary literature on both strains. But that's so powerful! I can't fathom how much that would mean to someone afflicted to have another human being holding your hand...
The Zaire strand of Ebola is considered the worst. Read The Hot Zone to learn more, a really good book about the major outbreaks. The Ebola virus was in the states, but infected primates that were found and were killed soon after to prevent the disease from spreading.
no it said to have spread to kansas city joke its only in 6 six countries all in Africa dont eat any monkey meat in africa in fact never go to AFrICa ......
Africa is a beautiful place, just don't go there and fuck any prostitutes like so many traveling business men do, and don't eat food with tribes outside of the city, especially in slums......other then that places like Nairobi are big beautiful cities...something like LA.....
Survivors can theoretically provide an antiserum from their blood. Unfortunately, its effectiveness is sketchy; I've heard it cured mice but failed to help primates. Also, even if you derived an antiserum, it would only work against one strain.
Right. Another barrier is that, for obvious reasons, using methods like injecting healthy people with weakened viruses is frowned upon. To really test its effectiveness in producing viable antibodies, you'd have to then inject them with full-strength viruses and wait to see what would happen. Count me out...
In any case, for this disease and a few others, I'm of the mindset "why try to find a cure?" I don't think diseases this strong can be defeated.
But is not injecting people with weakened viruses how vaccines are made? Again I don't really know my biology knowledge is limited. But I thought thats how vaccines work.
That is how vaccines are made, but we're talking about Ebola here! You would have to find volunteers who'd be willing to allow such a virus to enter their bodies. Yes, it's weakened, but I'd hate to think what would happen if something went wrong.
Very good point mate. Not like people are gonna be lining up for that test. Unless they offered many millions of dollars lol. Thanks for the info my friend. Its nice to meet someone intelligent on youtube.
You couldnt pay me all the money in the world to put myself at risk. Have you read the hot zone? It really goes in depth about the origins and effects of ebola. In my opinion, it is the WORST virus known to mankind. It literally turns your organs into liquid.
I am reading the hot zone now and it is so scary. i am bit confused though, If the man in this video had ebola, they are pretty laid back with the infection control. It really is a horrible virus and is SOOO contagious.
the reason they are not scared is because his body destroyed the virus, if he hadn't there would be ebola EVERYWHERE in that room from the blood and othere fluids.
I heard that a woman was cured from Ebola by being injected with the serum of the blood of an Ebola survivor. They almost definitely had the same strain, true, but it was pretty uncanny --the Zairian doctors tried the 'vaccine' of sorts on 9 people, I believe, and 8 survived
There have been cases where the majority of victims have survived without this sort of treatment, if I'm not mistaken. I'm not saying that this method necessarily does nothing to help, but if a patient received a serum like that, there was most likely some other sort of intensive care involved, which I think would contribute much more to survival. The serum method has been tested with no effect before. I'm just skeptical that we can beat this virus; 40 years of battle has availed little.
Some peoples immune systems obviously have an anti-body that can fight cetain strains, although it would kill still destroy humanity is there isn't a reproduced "vacine"
lol arsenal fan!! he is extremely, extremely lucky to have not died indeed. may god protect him and his family. he is very fortunate he was not cast out of society also. him being a survivor of the worlds most deadliest virus, i myself even if given scientific evidence he didnt carry ebola anymore would be extremely hesitant to go near him, knowing what i know and from what ive seen of the virus. god bless.
Marburg kills 1 in 4. Ebola Zaire has a 90% fatality rate. Ebola Sudan has a 50% fatality rate.
tnkrbl2 4 months ago
awww. i think he is cute. he seems so sweet. so happy you did not die <3
TheZebrakitty 5 months ago
If I was diagnosed with Ebola, I'd probably just kill myself to save myself from all the suffering.
jacob3800 5 months ago
@ThatGuyInUrWindow nice name Rolf where did you get the idea for a user name like that....
cubanboy740 5 months ago
Africa is such a diverse continent yat it has so much disease......
cubanboy740 5 months ago
How can you survive ebola?
cubanboy740 5 months ago
@cubanboy740 luck.... thats all it was, some people survive Pancreatic Cancer and everything. just luck my friend, he might have became immuned to it! its possible, but yes Ebola has a 90% mortality rate!
mukaikof 5 months ago
@cubanboy740 Have one kickass immune system
Evildragonfirez 3 months ago
HE SURVIVED!? I thought it was a 100% fatality rate...
cupcakeco1 5 months ago
@4113randy The virus isn't transmitted from having sex with animals -_-
You can get it from being exposed to animal blood, being bitten by a bat, eating infected meat, etc.
LuniaVideo 6 months ago
this is one very lucky man, i just hope this were the case for many other people so that no one else has to deal with this kinda virus
sniperpistol50 8 months ago
Was this the Zaire strain or not? I believe this makes a huge difference in recovery.
Dhadzinsky 8 months ago
DAMN AFRICA YOU SCARY!!
MrAwesometastic21 9 months ago
If that was me i wouldnt go back to where i got the virus, i would leave africa lmao
SuperRobbis 10 months ago
You dont know how FUCKING SCARED I AM!!!!!!!!! I DONT WANT THIS FUCKING DAMN DEADLY VIRUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ThatGuyInUrWindow 11 months ago
@ThatGuyInUrWindow Well you're not going to get it in the United States. If anyone became infected with the virus, it would spread like wilfire and they would be quarantined hopefully before they could star an outbreak.
jacob3800 5 months ago
africa is a conglomerate agribusiness's wet dream, uneducated tribalistic superstitious poor people that are dying from aids, Ebola, malaria, and other horrible diseases. corporations are deliberately withholding proper medical aid and stopping just short of purposely spreading the diseases. to them the people of africa are worthless and should be disposed of so they can take the land and make billions
UniteForgetLeftRight 11 months ago
How do you know when someone who survived is no longer contagious? When their symptoms are gone?
WhoTurgled 1 year ago
@WhoTurgled that depends on the virus, some infections like smallpox u are still contagious even when u start2 get better & the symptoms begin 2 dissapear, some other viruses persist in some tissues all your life like the Epstein-Barr Virus, if you catch it, it will be forever in the memory B-Lymphocytes & u can give it to someone else at any point as it reinfects epitelial cells of the pharinx. As 4 Ebola virus, those who recover have 2 be in quarantine 4 some weeks I hope this is usefull to u
norskvitnskapfrsknng 11 months ago
you have to be an Arsenal fan to survive.
RagingTurtle805 1 year ago
he should play the lottery
XxBillyGoatNinjaxX 1 year ago 2
wow, this guy is extremely lucky
tarnishedmercury 1 year ago
Heel goed van je om de mensen te vertellen dat ie niet meer het virus kan doorgeven en helemaal goed dat je laat zien dat je zelf ook niet bang bent. Je hebt deze man zijn leven gered of behouden.
Sharkusaf 1 year ago
because its a virus, this lucky black dude cannot get this again!!!!! lucky bastard is ebola proof(its called evolution)
alexjhlord 1 year ago
@alexjhlord bet he thinks he fucking immortal now lmao
osker450 1 year ago
Wtf how can you survive to that virus! I would get the F*CK out of that country after that to avoid contracting it again
AlexxSR 1 year ago
how is he treated i thought there was now treatment or cure ?
TheJWalshVlog 1 year ago
@TheJWalshVlog This is actually true.. What MSF does is give supportive treatment to the patient while they develop immunity. The trouble is this can take ten days or so, by which time it's often too late. We basically try and help people to hold on long enough. Hope that helps... Pete
msfuk 1 year ago 2
@msfuk What accent does the woman in the video have?
CommanderShepard2000 9 months ago
@msfuk What sort of supportive care do you administer? We do medical research here and Ebola is on our wish list but we're not BSL4.
blackt0wer 5 months ago
@blackt0wer Hi there. The best way to find out about MSF and ebola would be to go to msf.org and search 'ebola' in the top right of the page. It will show you all the reports and info from the differnet interventions we have done.
msfuk 5 months ago
@msfuk this might be a childish question but is it painful? Ebola I mean, bleeding from every orifice in your body must not be a pleasant experience but I've also heard you get blood clots everywhere, and your gut sloughs off. Do painkillers help?
huntersdman6 2 weeks ago
@TheJWalshVlog
They treat the symptoms to keep the ill as comfortable as possible. Some survive, some don't. Very sad and scary...
dinahcat98632 1 week ago
Great video. I love hearing about people surviving the Ebola virus.
Very pretty woman in the video, also.
vladimirhorowitz 1 year ago
This guy should thank his lucky stars. I'm glad he overcame such a horrifying ordeal. If I were in his shoes, I'd be terrified.
What strain did he have? Were there any other cases of Ebola at the time?
WesternWhiteWolf 1 year ago
@WesternWhiteWolf - He had the Bundibugyo strain, the newest of the Ebola straings. There were 149 infected during the outbreak in late 2007 - early 2008. Of those, 37 died (a kill rate of almost 25%).
toddthecat 1 year ago
how does the virus exit the body? does it die on its own or what? in case of a human survival. very interesting. swaibu fought hades from within him. great story.
diviengi 1 year ago
@diviengi It's actually because you body fights it like any other virus. You have an immune response, but the problem is that because you haven't got previous immunity, you're response takes about ten days to kick in and by then it could be too late. So the people that survive are really the people that can just hold on long enough, since there isn't a cure. So what MSF does is give people supportive treatment to help them while their body builds up its immune response.
msfuk 1 year ago
@msfuk very interesting information, thank you for shearing your knowledge.
diviengi 1 year ago
@diviengi It is eliminated gradually by the differents white cells (B & T lymphocites, natural killer cells,etc) & immunologic factors like many other viruses and bacteria, the free viral particles (virions) are eliminated from blood and the infected cells are destroyed as the body fights back the infection and recovers
norskvitnskapfrsknng 11 months ago
Have you tried MMS2 (calcium hypochlorite),to help cure these people?Google MMS2
What do they spray,,to disinfect(with sprayer)?
bulltexan1 2 years ago
Hi bulltexan1,
We actually use the calcium hypochlorite to make up chlorine solutions for disinfection. We use a 0.5% solution on contaminated items and to clean up vomit etc, and a 0.05% solution to clean patients. But, they definitely don't drink it and it is not a cure.
Please feel free to ask any more questions. Z
msfuk 2 years ago
i thought Ebola Zaire, Marburg, and Sudan had no cure or vaccination?
themvsmevsu 2 years ago
Hi, I have worked on some Marburg and Ebola outbreaks with MSF. You are right, at the moment there is no cure or vaccination available. The survival rate depends on the strain. We provide the patients with supportive care and treat their symptoms to help them fight the disease. And it is wonderful when they survive - like Swaibu. Z
msfuk 2 years ago
really I would love to talk to you i am studying to be a virologist and I find Ebola and Marburg by far the most interesting
agetlostgirl 2 years ago
Hi, send me a direct message to the MSFUK profile with your email address and if I can't answer the questions you have, I'm sure I can point you to online resources that might help... Zoe
msfuk 2 years ago
I understand that ebola tends to attack the the first line of immune cells (dendritic cells and macrophages), thus impairing the formation of adaptive immunity down the road. However, once a person has recovered from an Ebola strain (like Swaibu, bless his soul!) is there evidence that they have built up some sort of immunity toward the virus? Have there been accounts of reinfection? Has there been much research at all on the cytology of survivors? This is a very important topic to me...
Shenten 2 years ago
@Shenten It seems that people are immune at least to the strain they've had. This is important as it means that survivors of ebola can go into the ward, without the protective clothing that makes us look like space men, and provide real emotional support to those with the disease. There is lots of research going on, so for your more technical questions, it might be worth starting at the WHO haemorrhagic fevers page... Hope you find the answers!
msfuk 1 year ago
@msfuk Oh trust me, I've pretty much scoured the WHO and CDC sites. When I asked you this question, I was starting a research proposal for my Senior Seminar project regarding Ebola Zaire and Ebola Reston and possible implications for acquired immunity. Since then, I've been able to find many helpful primary and secondary literature on both strains. But that's so powerful! I can't fathom how much that would mean to someone afflicted to have another human being holding your hand...
Shenten 1 year ago
The Zaire strand of Ebola is considered the worst. Read The Hot Zone to learn more, a really good book about the major outbreaks. The Ebola virus was in the states, but infected primates that were found and were killed soon after to prevent the disease from spreading.
whiteplague07 2 years ago
thats impossible ebola liqifys your intenal organs and makes everything bleed so he couldnt have had ebola
necronlord123 2 years ago
lol they caught it before the bleeding had started
wiseye61 2 years ago
There is a 50-90% chance of dying. Perhaps he fell in the 10-50% area
Kristanni20X6 2 years ago
It doesn't liquify your organs it destroys connective tissue and attacks your immune system. Essentially it is an extremely fast killing AIDS
AssasinsPh33r5280 2 years ago
no it said to have spread to kansas city joke its only in 6 six countries all in Africa dont eat any monkey meat in africa in fact never go to AFrICa ......
takfreak11 2 years ago
Africa is a beautiful place, just don't go there and fuck any prostitutes like so many traveling business men do, and don't eat food with tribes outside of the city, especially in slums......other then that places like Nairobi are big beautiful cities...something like LA.....
jay4457 2 years ago
that would be unnecessarily cautious to "never go to africa". Even in Africa Ebola virus is quite uncommon.
ScientiaVeritasEtLux 2 years ago
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gabrielfoong11 2 years ago
should put some fucking sub titbles on this
bluballzzz 2 years ago
Gooner: Asenal Football Club supporter
SpecialAction 2 years ago 8
Shit people don't touch that bloke's hand! HE IS A GOONER!
SpecialAction 2 years ago
what's a gooner?
bl0000000000 2 years ago
a goner... meaning "he's going to die and there is no hope"..it's a bad joke :S
NeCacaluXuxultic 2 years ago
Gooner - Arsenal Football club fan (the guy wears Arsenal T-shirt)
rpdigital17 2 years ago
haha what a pun!
Invirtuo 2 years ago
Damn, he is pretty lucky to have survived the most deadliest disease this world has ever seen.
reichfuhrer1942 2 years ago 27
she's flirting
<3 i would too
shepXplaysXgh 2 years ago
Asshole!!!!
I work in a level 4 lab. This virus is no joke. Then again I couldn't expect anything less from someone that doesn't use proper grammer.
Shoshana01 3 years ago 4
oh wow.. what's it like to work in a level 4 lab? i'm fascinated by viruses and human biology but i don't think i'd be able to do what you do..
all the best then i guess :o)
gravityslave476 3 years ago
If he survived the virus would he not have antibodies against the virus? Could we then take his antibodies and use it somehow?
fredocorleone47 3 years ago
nope doesnt work like that
LifeIsAboutFun 3 years ago
Ok thanks. But may I ask why? I'm afraid I don't know that much about human biology.
fredocorleone47 3 years ago
Survivors can theoretically provide an antiserum from their blood. Unfortunately, its effectiveness is sketchy; I've heard it cured mice but failed to help primates. Also, even if you derived an antiserum, it would only work against one strain.
AstralDragoon 3 years ago
Oh cool thanks for replying. So it can theoretically work but so far nothing practical right?
fredocorleone47 3 years ago
Right. Another barrier is that, for obvious reasons, using methods like injecting healthy people with weakened viruses is frowned upon. To really test its effectiveness in producing viable antibodies, you'd have to then inject them with full-strength viruses and wait to see what would happen. Count me out...
In any case, for this disease and a few others, I'm of the mindset "why try to find a cure?" I don't think diseases this strong can be defeated.
AstralDragoon 3 years ago
But is not injecting people with weakened viruses how vaccines are made? Again I don't really know my biology knowledge is limited. But I thought thats how vaccines work.
fredocorleone47 3 years ago
That is how vaccines are made, but we're talking about Ebola here! You would have to find volunteers who'd be willing to allow such a virus to enter their bodies. Yes, it's weakened, but I'd hate to think what would happen if something went wrong.
AstralDragoon 3 years ago
Very good point mate. Not like people are gonna be lining up for that test. Unless they offered many millions of dollars lol. Thanks for the info my friend. Its nice to meet someone intelligent on youtube.
fredocorleone47 3 years ago
I wouldn't get within a mile of this demon for a billion...
No problem; I've researched this disease for projects/personal interest. It scares me more than anything else out there, period.
AstralDragoon 3 years ago
You couldnt pay me all the money in the world to put myself at risk. Have you read the hot zone? It really goes in depth about the origins and effects of ebola. In my opinion, it is the WORST virus known to mankind. It literally turns your organs into liquid.
stakeelee 2 years ago 2
have you read the book hot zone
oneguy23rd 2 years ago
Part of it. It scared me. 0_0
AstralDragoon 2 years ago
I am reading the hot zone now and it is so scary. i am bit confused though, If the man in this video had ebola, they are pretty laid back with the infection control. It really is a horrible virus and is SOOO contagious.
stakeelee 2 years ago
the reason they are not scared is because his body destroyed the virus, if he hadn't there would be ebola EVERYWHERE in that room from the blood and othere fluids.
AssasinsPh33r5280 2 years ago
You know what I heard one time...?
I heard that a woman was cured from Ebola by being injected with the serum of the blood of an Ebola survivor. They almost definitely had the same strain, true, but it was pretty uncanny --the Zairian doctors tried the 'vaccine' of sorts on 9 people, I believe, and 8 survived
shepXplaysXgh 2 years ago
There have been cases where the majority of victims have survived without this sort of treatment, if I'm not mistaken. I'm not saying that this method necessarily does nothing to help, but if a patient received a serum like that, there was most likely some other sort of intensive care involved, which I think would contribute much more to survival. The serum method has been tested with no effect before. I'm just skeptical that we can beat this virus; 40 years of battle has availed little.
AstralDragoon 2 years ago
Some peoples immune systems obviously have an anti-body that can fight cetain strains, although it would kill still destroy humanity is there isn't a reproduced "vacine"
AssasinsPh33r5280 2 years ago
@AssasinsPh33r5280 Luckily, they have developed a vaccine for it, so earth should be fine, plus getting Ebola is very uncommon. At least around here.
inmonkeyness 1 year ago
Swaibu. that's a pretty cool name.
IndigoR 3 years ago
God Bless Swaibu!
happynesiscatching 3 years ago 3
lol arsenal fan!! he is extremely, extremely lucky to have not died indeed. may god protect him and his family. he is very fortunate he was not cast out of society also. him being a survivor of the worlds most deadliest virus, i myself even if given scientific evidence he didnt carry ebola anymore would be extremely hesitant to go near him, knowing what i know and from what ive seen of the virus. god bless.
Steveotivo 3 years ago
ya and whats scarier is that before recovery or whenever i forget but its airborne jus breathing in the quarentine could infect u
kookykoala333 3 years ago
not true
happynesiscatching 3 years ago
it can be transmited through seminal fluid three months after the recovery though. He's lucky to have survive this
19andy83 3 years ago
amazing
njoyy 3 years ago
man, that gave me a lump in my throat! Poor guy.
blackgas 3 years ago
I greee with this video
The ebola survivor (That firend over there really survivor to the virus?)
JMRG2992 3 years ago
surviving ebola and he's an arsenal fan! Double lucky - well done MSF (and Arsenal)
pedrito1414 3 years ago
praise God.
swaibu is very lucky to have survived this
sarah20xoxo 3 years ago
dam fuck that thats scary shit
efren3666 3 years ago
it´s rare indeed, ebola kills up to 90% of infected people
recodoido 3 years ago 2