Experiment to see if this cures Ebola?

[charles hobbs]

In a previous article, @ictp.trieste.it () says:

I am by no means an expert on this, but here goes . . .

>(a) Since Ebola Zaire's action starts with clotting, why
>not try anticoagulants as a supportive treatment?
>

Probably not. In Ebola victims, the clotting is caused by the
residue from red blood cells destroyed by the virus. This is not
the normal coagulation action of the blood, so ordinary anticoagulants
would probably not have the desired effect. . .