Snake Meat......source of chinese virus

[badger2]

At Pubmed, there is only one entry for chloroquine use in the suspected COVID-19 intermediate host, Chrysemys:

(1985) Chrysemys / Thyroid / Chloroquine

Specific uptake, dissociation, and degradation of 125I-labeled insulin in isolated turtle (Chrysemys dorbigni) thyroid glands - PubMed

Thyroid glands from turtles (Chrysemys dorbigni) pretreated with potassium iodide were incubated with 125I-insulin in the presence or absence of unlabeled insulin, in order to study its specific uptake. At 24 degrees, the specific uptake reached a plateau at 180 min of incubation. The dose of...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

'....chloroquine or bacitracin inhibited the degradation activity.'

 

[badger2]

Posts # 491 & 492 link chloroquine to chikungunya virus and the Italian outbreak of 2007.

May 2018 Chloroquine-Enhanced Chikungunya

Paradoxical Effect of Chloroquine Treatment in Enhancing Chikungunya Virus Infection - PubMed

Since 2005, Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged and caused numerous outbreaks in the world, and finally, was introduced into the Americas in 2013. The lack of CHIKV-specific therapies has led to the use of non-specific drugs. Chloroquine, which is commonly used to treat febrile illnesses in the...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[francoHFW]

I read also bats, snakes and bats. Perhaps why it is mutation? Those people eat both.

Seems strange, it might be in both warm blooded and cold blooded animals.

Time to actually enforce rules on rare animals etc etc the Chinese have been screwing with forever. That means the Democrat of course

 

[Dekster]

The chiinese eat all kinds of exotic foods......and live with pigs in many cases....the source of most of the flu viruses that travel around the world.

.Wuhan: Chinese scientists trace coronavirus to snakes - Breitbart

West Virginia has a rattlesnake festival if you are so inclined to indulge in some exotic meat

Snake is not really an unusual meat around the world.

One person's exotic is another person's, "Damn we're eating that again."

 

[badger2]

So much for Asian culinary promiscuity and nature's reply.

We mentioned praziquantel in post #378. If hydroxychloroquine was originally used in systemic lupus (SLE), praziquantel was also used:

There is only one entry at Pubmed:

Praziquantel and Lupus

Paragonimiasis: an infrequent but treatable cause of hemoptysis in systemic lupus erythematosus - PubMed

Hemoptysis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may occur in up to 17% of cases. The vast majority of the cases are secondary to bacterial, tuberculosis or opportunistic infections. Also uremia, pulmonary embolism and lung hemorrhage must be considered. The majority of the above referred...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

'....Paragonimus....fluke infection must be considered.'

Praziquantel is also used for tapeworm as is albendazole, the latter apparently having been taken by Princess Diana's chauffeur.

Asian Lung Fluke, Paragonimus

Paragonimus and paragonimiasis in Asia: An update - PubMed

Paragonimiasis, or lung fluke disease, is a typical food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by infection with trematodes belonging to the genus Paragonimus. More than 50 species of Paragonimus have been reported throughout the world, of which seven valid species infect humans, an estimated one...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[badger2]

Paragonimus is a trematode. We've already shown fatal trematodiasis in one of the suspected COVID-19 intermediate hosts, Chrysemys:

Fatal trematodiasis in research turtles - PubMed

During a 5-year period, 16 freshwater turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans and Chrysemys picta) that were purchased for research purposes died spontaneously. Clinical signs of disease included lethargy, constant swimming, swimming sideways, hemiplegia, and ulcerative lesions on the carapace. At...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

This spirorchid fluke of Chrysemys is effectively treated with praziquantel. Praziquantel is contraindicated when using hydroxychloroquine:

Jul 2020 COVID-19 Prophylaxis Exclusion Criteria

ChemoPROphyLaxIs with hydroxychloroquine For covId-19 infeCtious disease (PROLIFIC) to prevent covid-19 infection in frontline healthcare workers: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial - PubMed

The full protocol is attached as an additional file, accessible from the Trials website (Additional file 1). In the interest of expediting dissemination of this material, the familiar formatting has been eliminated; this Letter serves as a summary of the key elements of the full protocol. The...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

'....praziquantel....'

 

[badger2]

Chloroquine was used against a fluke in 1954:

1954 China / Paragonimus / Chloroquine

Chemotherapy of paragonimiasis; further observations on the efficacy of chloroquine - PubMed

Chemotherapy of paragonimiasis; further observations on the efficacy of chloroquine

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[badger2]

We use this COVID-19 cardiac report because it links to fungi such as Blastocladiella, which are attracted to, and synchronized by, hawthorn berries and their procyanidins. Note the ambiguity in both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine:
May 2020 COVID-19 Cardiac Safety / Chloroquine-Hydroxychloroquine

Cardiac safety of off-label COVID-19 drug therapy: a review and proposed monitoring protocol - PubMed

More than 2,000,000 individuals worldwide have had coronavirus 2019 disease infection (COVID-19), yet there is no effective medical therapy. Multiple off-label and investigational drugs, such as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, have gained broad interest due to positive pre-clinical data and...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

'....Both drugs have anti-arrhythmic properties and are proarrhythmic.'

So the mixed reactions to hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 infections indeed link to the action on the rhythm of the human heart (pro-rhythmic, cardiac rhythm-stabilizing, etc.) of hawthorn berries (as well as all other Crataegus species) a major constituent being their procyanidins, which compound also synchronize fungal cultures of water molds.

Chinese Hawthorn Procyanidins / Chloroquine

Antiplasmodial procyanidins derivatives from Chinese Hawthorn - PubMed

The methanolic extract of the leaves of Chinese Hawthorn was investigated for its activity against chloroquine-sensitive strains of Plasmodium falciparum using the method of parasite lactate dehydrogenase assay. Four oligomeric procyanidins, such as...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Apple Procyanidins

Synergism between apple procyanidins and lysosomotropic drugs: potential in chemoprevention - PubMed

Combinations with non-toxic concentrations of lysosomotropic compounds improve the anti-carcinogenic properties of apple procyanidins.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

There is only one entry at Pubmed search for 'procyanidins coronavirus.'
Procyanidins / SARS-CoV

Procyanidins and butanol extract of Cinnamomi Cortex inhibit SARS-CoV infection - PubMed

We found that the butanol fraction of Cinnamomi Cortex (CC/Fr.2) showed moderate inhibitory activity in wild-type severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (wtSARS-CoV) and HIV/SARS-CoV S pseudovirus infections. The inhibition on pseudovirus was also seen in cells pretreated with the CC and...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[badger2]

Three hospitals have hit their capacity.

Florida ICUs Hit Capacity

Florida hospital ICUs near Miami, Orlando and Tampa have hit capacity

The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. In many places, as countries reopen, Covid-19 cases are on the rise. Follow here for the latest.

www.cnn.com

 

[beagle9]

Open air markets, no refrigeration, flies on all food supplies, cross contamination, improper sanitation,

What could go wrong?

Us dealing with them for one thing.

 

[beagle9]

Avian Flu Talk - Forum
'Wuhan Coronavirus Can Spread Through the Eyes....An analysis posted online on Friday by scientists at Lancaster University puts RO for the new coronavirus at 3.8 and estimates that should the epidemic continue unabated, there could be 191,529 infections by 4 Feb
....
Patient Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Chicago....From the cited article it clearly shows they are lying given the measures they are taking with this treatment. You don't use robots to treat a patient if there is no threat.'

Uh oh, it can spread through the eyes ?? Time to go full Muslim head gear, now cover those eyes or else.

50 dollar fine for walking unblindfolded into any Walmart, Lowe's (i.e. any big box location's). Seeing eye dogs, drones, canes, and electric buggies with map sensors on board will be provided. lol

 

[beagle9]

I'm scratching my head here, so if a person has tested positive, yet showing no signs of the virus (A-symptomatic), then is it a live virus that awaits one day to just flare up and strike the person down or is it a dead virus already defeated by the immune system, yet leaving traces (anti-bodies), in which makes the person immune as well as this type of person being unable to pass this type of dormant situation on to another ?????

 

[badger2]

#692: A very good question. One can offer this: when HSV-1, the cold-sore virus, first encounters the immune system, it may hide out in the trigeminal nerves of the face. It can lay dormant for up to 25 years. Badger2 should know, because cold-shock triggered the virus out of dormancy and caused severe herpes keratitis (of the eye), trashing the cornea, which is now warped and thinned in some places, vision is permanently blurred unless a cornea transplant, which was declined.

Therefore, a Pubmed search 'coronavirus dormancy' may yield something about this (COVID-19 and dormancy). Ocular infection seems unlikely, and lacrimal glands and their ducts should be well fortified by the immune system, because the eye is an organ half-in and half-out of the body.

 

[badger2]

This credible study from Johns Hopkins supports the eye theory, because of ACE2 receptors in the conjunctiva:

11 May 2020 New York Post Coronavirus Can Enter the Body Through the Eyes, Study Says

https://www.nypost.com2020/05/11/coronavirus-can-enter-the-body-through-the-eyes-study/

'....ocular surface cells including conjunctiva....'

But this is also a link to the conjunctiva report already posted for suspected COVID-19 intermediate host/vector, Western Painted turtle, Cheremys picta belli (Gray) and also Trachemys:

Monogenea Infection of Conjunctiva, Cheremys/Trachemys/ Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Demonstrating the value and importance of combining DNA barcodes and discriminant morphological characters for polystome taxonomy (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) - PubMed

Polystomes are monogenean parasites that infest mainly semi aquatic vertebrates, such as amphibians and chelonians. Owing to the lack of discriminative morphological characters and because polystomes are considered to be strictly host- and site-specific, host identity is often used as an...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Therefore, more rigorous analysis of turtle conjunctival tissue is warranted, because it could support COVID-19 virus in an intermediate host situation: the virus from the seafood market being transferred to the fingers from raw meat before cooking into soup (Cheremys, Pelodiscus, etc.).

 

[badger2]

Errata: The Michigan report is here:

Cheremys Helminth Infection of Conjunctival Sac

Helminth parasites of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta belli (Gray), including Neopolystoma elizabethae n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae), a parasite of the conjunctival sac - PubMed

Neopolystoma elizabethae n. sp. is described from the conjunctival sac of the western painted turtle Chrysemys picta belli (Gray), from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This is the first species found in this location from chelonians in North America. The new species differs from all other...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Agit8r]

My guess is from trophy lions. I mean Don Jr.'s gf is infected

 

[badger2]

The parasite, Neopolystoma, in the conjunctival sac of supposed COVID-19 intermediate host, Cheremys, is also found worldwide, including Africa.

Neopolystoma from Eye of Malayan Box Turtle

Neopolystoma liewi sp. n. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the eye of the Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) - PubMed

Neopolystoma liewi sp. n. is described from the conjunctival cavity of the Malayan box turtle Cuora amboinensis (Daudin, 1802), in Peninsular Malaysia. This is the first record of Neopolystoma in Malaysia and the fourth polystomatid species described from C. amboinensis. Of the 27 Malayan box...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Neopolystoma / Conjunctival Sac / Costa Rica

Neopolystoma fentoni n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) a parasite of the conjunctival sac of freshwater turtles in Costa Rica - PubMed

Neopolystoma fentoni n. sp. is described from the conjunctival sac of Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril 1851) and Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray 1855) from the Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa Rica. The new species differs from all other species of Neopolystoma, except...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Neopolystoma / Conjunctiva / Scorpion Mud Turtle / French Guiana

Tracking platyhelminth parasite diversity from freshwater turtles in French Guiana: First report of Neopolystoma Price, 1939 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species - PubMed

In addition to these being the first chelonian polystomes to be reported and described from French Guiana, they represent the first polystomes from the hosts K. scorpioides and R. punctularia and the first representatives of Neopolystoma from South America. Chelonian polystomes now require an...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[badger2]

On 28 Feb 2020 (post #551) we reported on soft-shelled turtle being fed to quarantined patients in Wuhan. Pelodiscus is the suspected turtle fed and is also the second turtle (along with Cheremys) mentioned as potential COVID-19 intermediate host. Which Wuhan hospital is not identified:

Quarantined Patients Given Turtles for Dinner in Spite of Virus Being Linked to Wild Animal Market!

Coronavirus Update: Quarantined Patients Given Turtles for Dinner In Spite of Virus Being Linked to Wild Animal Trade!

Patients quarantined for coronavirus were given turtles for dinner, according to the Daily Mail. The coronavirus is connected to exotic animal trades and markets, yet patients continue to dine on wild animals.

www.onegreenplanet.org

'....softshell turtle meat'

 

[badger2]

#696: Kimberley was in South Dakota when tested? What county?

Map can be enlarged.

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) - Amphibians and Reptiles of South Dakota

 

[badger2]

Latest are warnings of COVID-related syndromes that may include brain damage:

8 Jul 2020 MIS-C

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome And COVID-19: What Parents Need To Know

As COVID-19 cases surge, experts warn we could start to see more kids with MIS-C around the country.

www.yahoo.com

8 Jul 2020 Reuters: COVID-Linked Brain Damage

Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study by researchers at University College London (UCL)described 43 cases of...

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