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Offline Geremia

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Why would ivermectin treat COVID-19?
« on: November 23, 2021, 02:10:05 PM »
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    • Ivermectin is an anthelmintic (kills parasitic worms). Why would it treat COVID-19, which is a virus (SARS-CoV-2)?
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    Re: Why would ivermectin treat COVID-19?
    « Reply #1 on: November 23, 2021, 02:24:26 PM »
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    • Well, a hand can caress and a hand can punch, fire can warm and fire can kill, a knife can carve and a knife can stab. You know, multi-purpose. Just about everything is multipurpose. 
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    Re: Why would ivermectin treat COVID-19?
    « Reply #2 on: November 23, 2021, 03:01:03 PM »
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    • Quote from: Geremia on November 23, 2021, 02:10:05 PM
    Ivermectin is an anthelmintic (kills parasitic worms). Why would it treat COVID-19, which is a virus (SARS-CoV-2)?

    The Ivermectin molecule binds to the same ACE2 receptor used by the SARS-CoV-2. The virus uses the ACE2 receptor to attach to cells and inject its viral payload into the cell nucleus. If Ivermectin attaches to the cell prior to the proliferation of the virus, the virus will have trouble replicating throughout the body. This is why it is best to take Ivermectin immediately upon becoming symptomatic (or earlier) and taking a large amount of Ivermectin (up to 3 times the prophylactic dose) to cover as many ACE2 receptors as possible. 

    In short, Ivermectin plugs the "keyhole" needed by the virus to enter the cell. 

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7653219/

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32871846/
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    Re: Why would ivermectin treat COVID-19?
    « Reply #3 on: November 23, 2021, 03:24:14 PM »
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    • Quote from: Angelus on November 23, 2021, 03:01:03 PM
    The Ivermectin molecule binds to the same ACE2 receptor used by the SARS-CoV-2. The virus uses the ACE2 receptor to attach to cells and inject its viral payload into the cell nucleus. If Ivermectin attaches to the cell prior to the proliferation of the virus, the virus will have trouble replicating throughout the body. This is why it is best to take Ivermectin immediately upon becoming symptomatic (or earlier) and taking a large amount of Ivermectin (up to 3 times the prophylactic dose) to cover as many ACE2 receptors as possible.

    In short, Ivermectin plugs the "keyhole" needed by the virus to enter the cell.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7653219/

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32871846/
    Interesting. Thanks.

    Ivermectin metastudies do show it's effective at prophylaxis:
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