The Monkeypox virus is
very similar to the human smallpox virus.
Indeed, both viruses are in the same family of viruses known as
Poxviridae.
Like the smallpox
virus, the monkeypox virus can be transmitted to humans. In fact, symptoms of monkeypox virus can be
difficult to distinguish from those of smallpox virus. Worse yet, monkeypox can be deadly,
particularly for people with weakened immune systems.
According to
Wikipedia, Monkey pox virus is usually transmitted to humans from rodents,
pets, and primates through contact with the animal's blood or through a bite.
(You might remember news headlines back in 2003 regarding an outbreak of monkey
pox virus in the U.S. midwest, among owners of pet prairie dogs.)
Here’s the good
news: Both monkeypox virus and smallpox virus
have been demonstrated in clinical studies to be “significantly” sensitive to
various forms of antimicrobial silver.
Learn more below…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
Even some of the most exotic of viruses have been
demonstrated in laboratory test tube studies to be sensitive to silver. And the scientists behind those studies claim
this effectiveness against exotic viruses proves silver is worth investigating
as “a potential therapeutic antiviral agent.”
For example, according to a clinical lab study published in
volume 3, number 4, April 2008 edition of Nanoscale Research Letters,
very small silver particles (10 nm in size) significantly inhibited the
infectivity of the Monkeypox virus.
The study was
conducted in conjunction with the Applied Biotechnology Branch, Human
Effectiveness Directorate of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The
study’s authors concluded:
“These results demonstrate that silver-based
nanoparticles of approximately 10 nm inhibit Monkey Pox Virus infection in
vitro, supporting their potential use as an anti-viral therapeutic.”
In other words, the
researchers are basically saying that silver’s effectiveness against an exotic
animal virus like the one that causes Monkeypox clearly demonstrates that it
should further be investigated as a therapeutic antiviral agent.
Another Study: Nanosilver Inhibits
MonkeyPox Plaque Formation
Another clinical
lab study, published in 2008 in the journal Nanoscale
Research Letters, was titled “A Preliminary Assessment of Silver
Nanoparticle Inhibition of Monkeypox Virus Plaque Formation.”
In this in vitro (i.e., test tube) study,
researchers used the monkeypox virus Zaire strain, which was originally
obtained from a fatally infected human in Zaire and shown to be fatal in
monkeys, as well. The virus was tested
under biosafety level 3 conditions in order to prevent infection of the
researchers.
In this study,
researchers used what’s called a “plaque reduction assay test.” The idea of the
test was to determine whether or not the addition of nanosilver to viral-infected
cells being grown in Petri dishes would decrease the rate of viral replication
in the cells, thus demonstrating reduced
infectivity of the virus.
Here’s a brief layman’s explanation of
plaque assay testing:
A “plaque” is a circular zone of infected cells in a
laboratory Petri dish. The Petri dish
usually contains monolayers of cells (i.e., layers of cells that are one cell
thick).
One or more layers of the cells are then inoculated with a
virus stock and covered with a nutrient medium (usually agar). The nutrient medium causes a gel to form
around the inoculated cells.
As the viruses begin to reproduce within the infected cells,
they start spreading to neighboring cells.
But the gel restricts the spread of new viruses to the closest neighboring cells. In other words, as the newly replicated
viruses leave their inoculated cells to infect other cells, they can only reach
the closest cells to them because of the gel.
As the viral progeny move gradually from neighboring cell to
cell, small circular viral “plaque zones” are created (see the above image),
indicating viral spread (and thus viral infectivity of the cells). Each circular zone gradually expands,
eventually becoming large enough to be seen by the naked eye.
Studying these viral plaques allows researcher to gauge
various factors such as the titer of
the virus stock, which is to say, the concentration of viruses growing in the
sample. This concentration of viral
particles is generally calculated in terms of plaque-forming units (i.e., PFUs)
per milliliter. This is called a “plaque
assay test.”
In a plaque assay reduction
test, the infected cells are then treated with a substance (for example, silver
nanoparticles) so the researchers can watch to see if the PFU count decreases. A decrease in PFU count in the circular viral
plaques would indicate inhibition of viral spread, and thus, inhibition of
viral infectivity of the cells.
Pretty nifty, huh? According to the researchers in the
above-mentioned study, various concentrations of silver nanoparticles of 10 nm
size significantly reduced Monkeypox viral plaque formation “at all
concentrations tested.” They wrote:
“…our results indicate that the silver-containing nanoparticles
with a diameter of approximately 10 nm (Ag-PS-10) were the most effective at
inhibiting Monkeypox virus infectivity as demonstrated by the statistically
significant reduction in Monkeypox virus plaque formation at all concentrations
tested.”
The researchers
concluded, “These results demonstrate
that silver-based nanoparticles of approximately 10 nm inhibit Monkeypox virus
infection in vitro, supporting their potential use as an anti-viral therapeutic.”
Once again, we see
clinical researchers noting that the ability of silver to reduce the
infectivity of the exotic Monkeypox virus supports the idea that silver has
potential as an effective anti-viral therapy.
Colloidal Silver
Versus Smallpox
Virus
Not surprisingly, in another laboratory clinical
study published in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal back
in September 1992, researchers discovered that that two different preparations
of colloidal silver showed amazing efficacy against the smallpox virus, which is in the same family as the monkeypox virus.
Two medical-grade colloidal silver preparations were used,
one called Collargol, and one called Protargol. The latter was apparently a
diluted preparation.
The study showed a 700 times reduction in the concentration
of viral particles when Protargol was applied, and a whopping 11,000 times
reduction in viral particles when the more highly concentrated Collargol was
applied.
Antimicrobial Silver
Kills Other Viruses,
Too
According to the Colloidal Silver Kills Viruses
website, antimicrobial silver has been demonstrated in lab studies to kill an
astonishing array of viruses.
The articles at the links below also demonstrate the
profound effectiveness of antimicrobial silver against viruses that have been
demonstrated in laboratory tests:
As you can see, there’s more than enough clinical evidence
for researchers to continue investigating antimicrobial silver for its profound
antiviral qualities, and to work on developing a silver-based antiviral
therapy.
Unfortunately, they have yet to do so. But in the meantime, you can always make your
own high-quality colloidal silver, for just a few pennies per batch.
Make
Your Own High-Quality
Colloidal
Silver For Pennies
Colloidal silver can be
purchased at just about any local health food store, or through a number of
online sources including Amazon.com.
However,
it’s quite literally one of the most expensive and heavily marked-up natural
supplements in existence.
Health
food store owners, for example, often charge as much as $20-$30 for a tiny
four-ounce bottle. Yet the cost to manufacture four ounces of
colloidal silver is about 12 cents. Yes, I said twelve cents.
O
course, people are willing to pay through the nose for colloidal silver, since
it’s safe and natural, and works so well against germs, mold, fungus, and yes,
even viruses.
But
thankfully, there’s no need to pay such exorbitant prices for colloidal silver
when you can make your own, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of
your own home, for about 36 cents a quart.
Yes, you can make colloidal silver yourself for its actual cost, and altogether skip the sky-high mark-ups charged by health food stores!
Yes, you can make colloidal silver yourself for its actual cost, and altogether skip the sky-high mark-ups charged by health food stores!
If
you’re interested in learning how to make your own high-quality colloidal
silver at home, for about 36 cents a quart, here are some
additional short articles you might want to take a look at:
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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