Researchers drugs used finally discovered as ivermectin, one of the main worm killing both animals and humans in decades, actually works.
Ivermectin, extracted from a soil fungus in the 1970s was originally known as Merioux years, pets deworm sold.
1987 Merck started on donations to fight million doses onchocerciasis or river blindness caused by microscopic worms spread by black fly bites are and in the sacrifice migrieren.Es is used eyes against lymphatic filariasis, that is by worms that spread by mosquitoes. Worms, the boxes in the lymph nodes warp and create the grotesque swollen legs and Scrotums as elephantiasis known.
Researchers from McGill and Michigan State universities were posted online in a study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ivermectin directly kills the worms.It binds to proteins that apart from young worms, immune system to blockieren.Mit below the host move the worm's defence after white blood cells for the kill.Fortunately said Charles D. Mackenzie, Michigan State Professor of Veterinary Pathology and study author, drugs for humans, killing slowly, the worms leaving the eyes. Elder, he said killed, so fast, the dead body worm deteriorated blindness.
"Ivermectin"is an extremely safe drug", added Dr. Mackenzie.""We have given out 25 million doses in Tanzania and had only two minor side effects."
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