<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/tag/covid-19/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>drjonritz.com - Dr. Jon's Blog #covid-19</title><description>drjonritz.com - Dr. Jon's Blog #covid-19</description><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/tag/covid-19</link><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:17:53 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotic and antiparacitic drug cocktail gives "astounding" results (Bangladesh)]]></title><link>https://www.drjonritz.com/blogs/post/antibiotic-and-antiparacitic-drug-cocktail-gives-astounding-results-bangladesh</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.drjonritz.com/images/wormwood-1338208_960_720.jpg"/>Ivermectin is one more antiparasitic to show great results. Previously mentioned were quinine derivatives and artemesinin (wormwood)]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_Q76fXNqORJmcM9Hj_muQnA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_rSYJjXuyS_qcjkyz7XyCvA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_GClSzKFwRR-T4kdMlgMkkw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_PhitUnbZTK6Iv4JxnIf4ng" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_PhitUnbZTK6Iv4JxnIf4ng"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">&quot;<span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:30px;">A Bangladeshi medical team combined Ivermectin -- generally used for de-worming and as a treatment against head lice and scabies -- with the antibiotic Doxycycline to treat infections.&quot;</span></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_A-fN4f35cr9YM1IjoNYIMw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_A-fN4f35cr9YM1IjoNYIMw"].zpelem-text { background-color:rgba(52,73,94,0.1); background-image:unset; border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/coronavirus-ivermectin-doxycycline-1680706-2020-05-22" title="FROM INDIA TODAY:" target="_blank">FROM INDIA TODAY:</a> A combination of an anti-parasite drug with an antibiotic produced &quot;astounding&quot; results when used to treat the coronavirus, helping dozens of patients recover within four days without side effects, medical experts in Bangladesh say.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif;font-size:16px;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></span></p><p><br></p><p>A medical team lead by Dr Md Tarek Alam, head of the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital's medicine department, reported the findings, according to PTI.</p><p>The team combined Ivermectin -- <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/coronavirus-medicine-de-worming-drug-added-to-list-of-potential-cures-for-covid-19/story/404599.html" target="_blank">generally used for de-worming</a> and as a treatment against head lice and scabies -- with the antibiotic Doxycycline.</p><p><br></p><p>All 60 patients who received the treatment recovered, Dr Alam said.</p><p><br></p><p>In early April, a study reported that Ivermectin stopped the coronavirus from growing in cell culture within two days, according to the news agency.</p><p>No widely approved treatments exist yet for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.</p><p><br></p><p>But a U.S. trial showed that Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir cut hospital stays by 31 per cent compared with a placebo, although it didn't significantly improve survival. The U.S. granted the drug authorisation for emergency use on May 1.</p><p><br></p><span style="color:inherit;"><p>Japan, too, has granted emergency approval.</p></span><p><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_m2HUlaIKR42mFnE7PvLfFQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_m2HUlaIKR42mFnE7PvLfFQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lets list some of the top medicines we've found to combat Cov2:</span></p><div>Chloroquine</div><div>Artemesinin</div><div>Ivermectin</div><div><br></div><div><div>Common among these three are that they're &quot;anti-parasitic.&quot;&nbsp; The top two, Chloroquine and Artemesinin, have been used, naturally-sourced and extracted, since the dawn of medicine.&nbsp; In general, these medicines treat &quot;relapsing fevers.&quot;&nbsp; <span style="font-style:italic;">Chloroquine </span>is originally derived from the barks of trees and in other bitter herbs which contain a variety of forms of these bitter <span style="font-style:italic;">quinolones</span>.&nbsp; <span style="font-style:italic;">Artemesinin </span>is most commonly found in herbs of this family, which includes wormwood, which is most aptly named.&nbsp; Ivermectin was only more recently &quot;discovered&quot; as a derivative of a particular <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces_avermitilis" title="streptomyces " target="_blank">streptomyces </a></span>bacteria, the naturally occuring compound being named <span style="font-style:italic;">avermectin</span>.&nbsp; <br></div></div><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">And the <span style="font-style:italic;">combination </span>drugs most cited? </span><br></p><p>Azithromycin</p><p>Doxycycline</p><p><br></p><p>These are antibiotics also derived from natural sources and then synthesized.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">What can we take from this article?&nbsp; </span><br></p><p>COVID is a COMPLICATED ILLNESS THAT INVOLVES A &quot;PARASITIC INFECTION&quot; :&nbsp; One might suggest that COVID, which involves the SARS-0Cov2 virus, is complicated by parasitic illness.&nbsp; I would also suggest that this is a particular blind spot to many of us living in developed countries, and that many of our parasitic illnesses are going undiagnosed.&nbsp; I would also suggest that &quot;parasites&quot; can take many forms, and go beyond &quot;worms&quot; per-se.&nbsp; Take, for example, Lyme disease caused by the Borrelia spirochete.&nbsp; In many classifications this germ is a bacterium.&nbsp; However, the list of drugs above here would all be considered strongly in treating Lyme as well as Malaria, as well as &quot;worms.&quot; <br></p><p><br></p><p>REMDESIVIR IS A FAILURE BUT GETS EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE: Follow the money.&nbsp; The drugs we've listed are super-cheap.&nbsp; Chloroquine costs about $0.05 per dose.&nbsp; Remdesivir is many THOUSANDS times more costly.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Natural sources of these medicines might be more effective, and likely safer, and don't require a prescription.&nbsp; </span><br></p><p>Chloroquine: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine#History" title="Cinchona " target="_blank">Cinchona </a>bark, Angostura bitters, Kratom.&nbsp; <br></p><p>Artemesinin: Wormwood and its relatives.&nbsp; Wormwood contains a broad spectrum of flavinoids and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_annua#/media/File%3ASchermata_11-2457342_alle_16.54.16.png" title="phenols " target="_blank">phenols </a>which are antioxidant and synergize with artemesinin metabolism, slowing it down, raising blood levels or the medicinal compound. <br></p><p>Antibiotics: <span style="color:inherit;">Maintain your microbiome with strict sugar control, </span>Fermented foods, Live raw foods, Avoiding harsh preservatives and soaps and processed foods. &nbsp; <br></p></div>
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