Ebola outbreak instigates all scientists and researchers to make a detailed study and provide some solutions for the discovery of a cure for human welfare. This presentation is such an attempt trying to make a difference in the research and development of Ebola virus disease

1. Herbal cure
for
Ebola virus disease (EVD)
Presented by
Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India

2. Dedicated
to
Ebola affected patients
all over the world
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3. What is Virus?
 A small infectious agent that replicates only inside
the living cells of other organisms
 Infect all types of living forms
 Also known as Virions
 Of different shapes, size 1/100th of average bacterium
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4. What is Virus?
 They are made up of:
1. DNA/RNA, long molecules carrying genetic
information
2. Protein
3. An envelope of lipids
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5. Important viral diseases
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Influenza Small pox Hepatitis
Hepatic cirrhosis Kaposi sarcoma AIDS
Measles Pneumonia Bronchitis
Common cold Rabies Chickenpox
Herpes zoster EVD Viral meningitis

6. Ebola virus (EBOV)
 Most dangerous of the known viruses
 Named as Ebola in earlier Zaire (2010)
 Family – Filoviridae
 Species – Zaire ebolavirus
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7. Ebola virus disease (EVD)
 Severe disease, fatality rate upto 90%
 Primarily in villages of Central-West Africa
 Human to human transmission
 First appeared in 1976 in Nizara, Sudan and
Yambuku
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8. Symptoms of EVD
 Sudden onset of fever
 Intense weakness
 Muscle pain
 Headache
 Sore throat
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9. Symptoms of EVD
 Impaired liver and kidney function
 Internal and external bleeding in some cases
 Vomiting
 Diarrhoea
 Rash
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10. Facts of Ebola
 Formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever
 Ebola is caused by an RNA virus
 Incubation period 2 -21 days
 Bleeding is common in later stages
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11. Types of tests
 Antibody: capture enzyme linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA)
 Antigen detection tests
 Serum neutralization tests
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12. Types of tests
 Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) assay
 Electron microscopy
 Virus isolation by cell culture
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13. Ebola virus disease outbreak
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Year Country Cases Deaths
% case
fatality
1976 Congo 318 280 88
1976 Sudan 284 151 53
1977 Congo 1 1 100

14. Ebola virus disease outbreak
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1979 Sudan 34 22 69
1994 Gabon - Zaire 52 31 60
1995 Congo - Zaire 315 254 81
1996 Gabon - Zaire 31 21 68

15. Ebola virus disease outbreak
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2000 Uganda Sudan 425 224 53
2001-2 Gabon - Zaire 65 53 82
2003 Congo - Zaire 202 172 82.2
2005 Congo - Zaire 12 10 83

16. Ebola virus disease outbreak
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2007 Congo - Zaire 264 187 71
2008 Congo - Zaire 32 14 44
2012 Uganda Sudan 24 17 71
2012 Congo - Zaire 57 29 51

17. Types of tests
 Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) assay
 Electron microscopy
 Virus isolation by cell culture
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18. WHO report
There is no cure for
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
 No licensed vaccine
 No specific treatment available
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19. Research work
 All over the world
 Many scientists, research groups are engaged in R&D
about development of drugs, vaccines against Ebola
and other diseases
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20. U.S. Defense Dept.
spent $140 mn on
Ebola virus disease treatment
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21. National Agency for food, drug &
control …. Scientific committee
(NAFDAC) claimed in 2013
effective herbs for Ebola virus and others
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22. Azadirachta indica - Neem
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23. Allium sativum - Garlic
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24. Aloe barbadensis – Aloe vera
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25. Amaranthus yoruba
: Green Amaranth
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26. Carica papaya - Papaya
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27. Cymbopogum citratus
: Lemon grass
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28. Dioscorea alata – Water yam
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29. Euphoria hirta – Asthma plant
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30. Garcinia kola – Bitter kola
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31. Momordica charantia –
Bitter melon
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32. Psidium guajava - Guava
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33. Sesamum indicum – Sesame
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34. Saccharum officinarum - Sugarcane
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35. Vernonia amygdalina – Bitter leaf
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36. Zea mays - Maize
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37. Attention!
All Global scientists!!
I suggest following two plants for Ebola :
Tulsi, Ocimum sanctum
Indian curry leaf tree, Murraya koenigii
Do reciprocate: director.pprc@gmail.com
From,
Director, PPRC
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38. Ocimum sanctum - Tulsi
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39. Murraya koenigii – Indian curry leaf tree
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40. Thank You !!
“BE WITH US”