So now the deadliest
form of bubonic plague – the airborne, aerosol form that’s breathed into the
lungs -- has infected a man near Denver, Colorado. And he apparently got
it from his dog, which later died.
What's more, news reports say three more plague cases have been found in Colorado since then.
Which, of course, brings up the question, "Can colloidal silver kill the bubonic plague pathogen?"
What's more, news reports say three more plague cases have been found in Colorado since then.
Which, of course, brings up the question, "Can colloidal silver kill the bubonic plague pathogen?"
While the evidence for
colloidal silver’s effectiveness against the bubonic plague pathogen is still
circumstantial, it’s indeed quite interesting. Here’s what I can tell you, so
far…
Hi,
Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
According
to a news article on Bloomberg.com, a
Denver, Colorado man has contracted a rare form of the bubonic plague.
Reports
Bloomberg.com:
“The man, who hasn’t
been identified, is infected with pneumonic plague, an inhaled form of the
disease, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said July 9
in a statement.
It’s the first case
of pneumonic plague seen in the state since 2004, said Jennifer House, a
spokeswoman for the department. The man may have been exposed in Adams County
near Denver, the department said.
The disease occurs
when a bacterium named Yersinia pestis infects the body, according to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The difference
between the pneumonic and bubonic varieties is that the bacteria take hold in
the lungs in the first case, rather than underneath the skin through insect
bites.”
In a follow-up news story, also from Bloomberg.com, we learn of three more deaths in Colorado from the plague:
"Three more cases were found in Colorado, a week after the first infection of the deadliest form of the disease was reported in the state in a decade.
Two of the new cases also had pneumonic plague, while the third had a milder form."
Those are, of course, some very disconcerting news reports. Especially when you consider the fact that the plague killed off nearly one-third of Europe back in the 14th century.
Is Colloidal Silver Effective?
Unfortunately, there's no modern-day clinical evidence that colloidal silver is effective against a bubonic plague infection in humans.
"Three more cases were found in Colorado, a week after the first infection of the deadliest form of the disease was reported in the state in a decade.
Two of the new cases also had pneumonic plague, while the third had a milder form."
Those are, of course, some very disconcerting news reports. Especially when you consider the fact that the plague killed off nearly one-third of Europe back in the 14th century.
Is Colloidal Silver Effective?
Unfortunately, there's no modern-day clinical evidence that colloidal silver is effective against a bubonic plague infection in humans.
But
we've all heard the story that during the 14th century bubonic plague outbreak
in Europe, which killed an estimated 1.5 million people and was also known as
the Black Death, the young children of wealthy families were instructed to suck
on silver spoons each day to preserve their health.
In
hindsight, modern commentators say the tiny amounts of silver ingested from sucking
on the silver spoons boosted immunity and helped killed infectious
microorganisms, thus preventing many cases of bubonic plague among those who
could afford to eat from real silver utensils.
As
the story goes, this is how the phrase, "Born with a silver spoon in his
mouth" came about.
The Modern-Day
Evidence
Whether
or not the story is apocryphal is still up for debate.
But
modern-day evidence for colloidal silver’s effectiveness against the bubonic plague
pathogen is weak. Nevertheless, it’s very interesting.
For
example, a company called American Biotech manufacturers a colloidal silver-based
topical disinfectant spray product called ASAP-AGX-32. This product is widely used in hospitals,
labs, public schools, gymnasiums, etc. to decrease concentrations of germs on
surfaces such as countertops.
American
Biotech claims extensive lab testing they had conducted by an independent
laboratory demonstrates their colloidal silver-based disinfectant spray kills
the bubonic plague pathogen. In a press
release, they wrote:
“Y. pestis is the
bacterium that causes Bubonic Plague, which can kill 60% of untreated victims
in three to five days.
We wanted to test the
limits of our product's capability, and we are delighted with the results.
A normal in vitro
(test tube) bacterial test uses a load of 500,000 bacteria per milliliter. The
level of plague causing bacteria in our sample was 160 times that normal
amount.
The ASAP-AGX-32 silver-based
disinfectant killed the bacteria in less than two minutes."
Wow…that’
pretty darned amazing, I think you’ll agree!
American
Biotech even took out a patent on the process for using their colloidal silver disinfectant
spray to kill the bubonic plague pathogen, Yersinia
pestis, as well as a number of other potentially deadly pathogens. In part,
here’s what the patent states:
“By performing a
standard kill-time assay using a Y. pestis suspension, it is demonstrated that
silver compositions of the present invention are effective even against the
bubonic plague bacteria.”
But…the
laboratory study conducted on this colloidal silver product was strictly a test tube study. It was not in vivo testing, i.e., inside the human body testing.
So
this doesn’t prove colloidal silver
would work against a bubonic plague infection in the human body. It only demonstrates that it works against
the pathogen in a test tube or on an open surface.
Nevertheless,
it’s a significant indication that
colloidal silver could indeed work against an infection caused by the bubonic
plague pathogen.
Many
more clinical studies would need to be conducted in order to determine whether
or not colloidal silver would work against a bubonic plague infection in
humans, and what the proper effective dosage would be.
One More Interesting Piece
of Evidence
The
only other evidence I've been able to find for colloidal silver’s potential
effectiveness against bubonic plague is from former CIA microbiologist Larry
Wayne Harris.
Harris
claims to have tested colloidal silver against both the anthrax and bubonic
plague pathogens while he was with the CIA, and again afterwards. He claims to have found silver to be highly
effective.
Indeed,
when asked on national television whether there were any natural substances
that could protect the population against anthrax, bubonic plague and other
serious pathogens, Harris, who is author of Bacteriological Warfare: a Major
Threat to North America, What You and Your Family Can Do Before and After, responded:
"The only
natural substance I know of that is effective against these microbes is
colloidal silver. I tested that myself when I was with the CIA, and found it
effective against both anthrax and the bubonic plague pathogens."
However,
Harris also stated:
“In
the event of outbreaks of biological plagues, those who have already been
taking sufficient levels of colloidal silver will have an automatic resistance
in their bodies…
If,
however, a person has not been taking colloidal silver for 30
to 50 days prior to exposure to a plague, silver will have little effect.
This
is because invading bacteria can kill within several days, while it takes weeks
for colloidal silver to be spread through your entire body’s trillions of
cells.”
That
poses quite a dilemma.
While
many people, including myself, have taken small amounts of colloidal silver
daily for years, or even decades, many others only use it periodically -- for
example, if they feel a nasty cold coming on, or a bout of food poisoning, or
some other infection that they want to deal with quickly, safely and naturally.
So
for a good number of colloidal silver users, the idea that colloidal silver
would only work against the plague if you've already been using it daily
for one to two months before being exposed is not a very
appealing one.
Is
There a Way to Get Colloidal Silver
Into
the Body, Quickly and Effectively?
Fortunately, there is a way to get colloidal silver into the bloodstream and the body’s cells and tissues quickly, easily and effectively, even if you haven’t been using colloidal silver regularly.
Fortunately, there is a way to get colloidal silver into the bloodstream and the body’s cells and tissues quickly, easily and effectively, even if you haven’t been using colloidal silver regularly.
Though
this has never been tested against the bubonic plague, of course, it’s
certainly worth knowing about just in case.
And we have the prestigious Health Sciences Institute (HSI) to thank for
bringing this to our attention.
You
see, HSI addressed this very topic in an e-alert to their members, back in
October 2001, when they reported on a medical symposium that had been held
after the 9-11 terror attacks to address dealing with germ-warfare agents like
anthrax, the bubonic plague and others.
As
the HSI pointed out at the time, one of their well-known health symposium
panelists, Dr. Marcial-Vega, had discovered while dealing with pneumonia
patients the fact that colloidal silver can be quickly and easily carried into
the human blood stream and from there into the body’s cells and tissues, simply
by nebulizing it into the lungs.
Nebulizing
is a process by which colloidal silver is run through a small medical device
called a nebulizer (inexpensively available on e-Bay) which
turns the liquid colloidal silver solution into a fine atomized mist.
This
atomized mist can easily be breathed into the lungs as it’s produced by the nebulizer. And
from the lungs the body can efficiently and effectively distribute the
colloidal silver straight into the blood stream, cells and tissues.
Since
the form of bubonic plague which recently infected the man in Denver was the dreaded
aerosol form, which causes infection
when it’s breathed into the lungs, this information would seem to be all the
more important.
Dr. Marcial-Vega’s
Recommendation
Here
then, in part, is what the Health Sciences Institute told their members, based
on Dr. Marcial-Vega’s experience treating bacterial lung infections such as
pneumnia:
“Just in his last
decade of medical practice, Dr. Marcial-Vega has treated hundreds of people
with a variety of viral, fungal, and bacterial pneumonias. And of all the
available treatments, he has seen the greatest success with nebulizer
treatments using a colloidal silver preparation.
Silver has long been
known for its anti-bacterial properties, and the nebulizer allows the mineral
to reach the lungs and kill harmful bacteria.
'We are constantly filtering all kinds of bacteria through our lungs,' explained Dr. Marcial-Vega. Normally, a healthy body is able to kill off any dangerous bacteria on its own. But in the case of illness, like pneumonia, or an especially lethal bacteria, the body may need some extra help.
For a lung infection with a potentially deadly airborne pathogen, he recommends a daily nebulizer treatment with 4 cc's of colloidal silver.”
Dr. Marcial-Vega went on to say he has used the colloidal silver nebulizer treatments on infants, the elderly, and AIDS patients with pneumonia and has seen great results. All have responded quickly to the treatment even when no other approach seemed to help, and no one reported any adverse reactions.
Nebulizers are widely used to treat asthma, and are readily available at drug stores nationwide (or frequently on eBay). The cost generally runs between $50 and $120 for the machine, depending upon quality.
If
you’re interested, you can read a more recent article explaining how to nebulize
colloidal silver into the lungs with a nebulizer. There’s even a short video demonstrating the
technique.
No Clinical Evidence,
But…
Again,
there’s no solid clinical evidence that colloidal silver would work in the
human body against a bubonic plague infection.
The evidence is strictly anecdotal, or based upon lab testing that was in vitro testing (i.e., outside the
human body) rather than in vivo testing
(i.e., inside the human body).
What’s
more, nebulizing colloidal silver into the lungs is only a theoretical method of dealing with such a serious airborne
infection.
Nevertheless,
the historical, anecdotal and laboratory evidence to date is quite interesting,
and arguably further clinical testing should be conducted.
After
all, colloidal silver has been demonstrated anecdotally to beat many forms of
serious infectious illness and disease.
For example:
· Colloidal silver has
been demonstrated – dozens of times
now, anecdotally – to be effective against the deadly MRSA
pathogen.
· And colloidal silver
has been demonstrated to be effective against other deadly pathogens as well, including these seven.
· What’s more,
colloidal silver has been demonstrated to be effective against
numerous fungal pathogens as well.
· And it’s also been
demonstrated to be effective against serious
viral pathogens,
as well as cold and flu viruses, the shingles virus and many others.
· Colloidal silver has
even been used to beat serious cases of food
poisoning.
For
those reasons alone it’s worth keeping colloidal silver on hand for emergencies
when conventional medical care might not be available, or might be ineffective.
Make Your Own
Colloidal Silver
And
the best way to do that is by owning a high-quality colloidal silver generator so you can make
all of the colloidal silver you could ever need, quickly and easily, any time
you need it, in the comfort and privacy of your own home for less than 36 cents a quart.
After
all, why pay exorbitant health food store prices of $7 or $8 an ounce for
colloidal silver, when you can make your own high-quality colloidal silver for
just a little bit over a penny per ounce?
If
you love colloidal silver like I do, and have experienced its profound
effectiveness, there’s just no reason to continue paying the 60,000% mark-up
being charged on commercial brands – in which $20 or $30 is being charged for
just a few pennies worth of silver and distilled water in a tiny, four-ounce bottle.
Instead,
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Meanwhile,
I’ll be back next week with another great article on colloidal silver….
Yours
for the safe, sane and responsible
use of colloidal silver,
Steve
Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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