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Bioterrorism & Remedies
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>
> HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSING OF REMEDY, POTENCY AND DOSAGE UNDER ATTACK BY
> TERRORIST WITH CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS by Eileen Nauman, DHM
> (UK) and Ellen Morse, FNP
>
>
>
> Copyright 2001 Eileen Nauman
> All Rights Reserved
>
>
> Permission is granted to share this article.
>
> WHAT DO WE DO?
>
> Unfortunately, here in the USA we have no "Disaster Plan" by
> which our national organization or any state-wide homeopathic
> association has created and implemented so that we could this hand
> out to you and say: "Here...follow this." Ellen Morse and I see a
> great and pressing need to get homeopathic information out to the
> public to help them to help themselves since homeopathy in this
> country (by organization) is not prepared for what has just taken
> place in this country, and to provide the necessary and badly needed
> leadership. Hopefully, in the near future, homeopathic organizations
> will get together to hammer out a blue print for disasters of this
> type so that it can filter down to each state and each professional
> homeopath so that people who are interested in homeopathic treatment
> can get it. That is the reason we are doing this.
>
> Your BEST DEFENSE is to contact your homeopath in your
> immediate area. If you don't know who your homeopath is, go to:
> www.homeopathic.org. On the front page, on the left side of the
> margin, it says: "How to find a homeopath." Simply point and click
> and you're on your way to finding the nearest homeopath to where you
> live.
>
> Your SECOND DEFENSE is to be in touch with your medical
> doctor and pharmacist. We can't stress this enough. You will need
> antibiotics, so see your medical doctor about this.
>
> Your THIRD DEFENSE is to have certain homeopathic remedies on
> hand. Please see my four articles (Chemical, Anthrax, Plague and
> Botulism) at www.medicinegarden.com for specific remedies you should
> have on hand, as well as where to purchase them.
>
> This article is about potency of the homeopathic remedies you
> should have on hand in case of terrorist chemical or biological
> assault in your area, as well as when to take them, and how often.
> Again, if you have a homeopath, talk this situation over with her or
> him. Or, take this article to them and discuss it. Follow whatever
> your homeopath advises in lieu of this article.
>
> TAKING YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY
>
> If you are fortunate enough to know what your constitutional
> remedy is, we recommend (with your homeopath's approval first) to
> take a 200C potency of it, ONE TIME. This will help your immune
> system strengthen immeasurably, as well as help you generally through
> this very highly stressful time.
>
> NOSODE HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES YOU NEED
>
> For Anthrax: Anthracinum
>
> For Plague: Pestinum
>
> For E-Coli/food poisoning/Clostridium botulinum toxin: Botulinum
>
> For Smallpox: Variolinum
>
> For hemorrhagic fevers (including Ebola): Crotalus horridus
>
> One other Category A biological disease is Francisella tularensis
> (Tularemia). We don't know of anyone who has this, but you might
> checks with Ainsworth Homeopathic Pharmacy in England.
>
> Please email them at: ainshom@msn.com
>
>
> WE ASSUME YOU HAVE THE HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES YOU NEED....
>
> Ellen and I discussed this issue very seriously about
> potency. For those who are not familiar with this homeopathic term,
> please go to: http://www.medicinegarden.com/Homeopathy/Potencies.html
> Debra LeRoy, a Canadian homeopath, has written a wonderful article
> meant to dispel the mystery of potency so that you, the lay person,
> can easily understand it.
>
> We also ask ourselves this very important question: If we
> were bombed with Anthrax, as homeopaths, what would we do? Here is
> our answer. Please understand this is what we'd do. This is how we
> would dose ourselves and our family. We're not telling you that you
> must do this. And, your homeopath may disagree with it...so go by
> her/his instructions and directions.
>
> For those who find it impossible to get a hold of a
> homeopath, this article may be of some help.
>
> POTENCY SUGGESTED: 30C, 1M and 10M
>
> In other words, the top five remedies for Anthrax, Plague,
> Botulism and chemical release, should be purchased from a homeopathic
> pharmacy at 30C, 1M and 10M.
>
> A 30C is for someone with a current chronic illness. A 1M is
> for any child age 0-17 years old. From age 18 + take a 10M,
> providing you are healthy (more on this below)
>
> WHAT SIZE OF BOTTLE SHOULD I ORDER?
>
> A 2-dram bottle is more than enough for you and your family.
> There is roughly 100-200 pellets in each dram bottle, and you need
> only ONE pellet.....but more on this later.
>
> MAKING THE MOST OF THE REMEDY ONCE YOU GET IT
>
> If you have a chemical or biological terrorist attack where
> you live, a lot of people are going to need these remedies. To make
> it go further, you can make a DILUTION (fluid remedy). This is sort
> of like the miracle of the "fishes and loaves of bread" that Christ
> handed out on the Mount of Olives....they just kept reproducing
> themselves so that everyone was fed. We can do the same thing with a
> homeopathic remedy and here is how:
>
> 1. Get a 4 or 8 ounce bottle.
>
> 2. Fill it half full of a brandy (or alcohol, like vodka) and the
> other half, water (preferably NOT from city water...distilled is
> fine).
>
> 3. Place 12 pellets of your remedy into it.
>
> 4. Cap it. Let is sit 20 minutes. The pellets will dissolve.
>
> 5. Gently shake it a few times to mix it. Be sure to label it.
> Put the NAME of the REMEDY as well as the POTENCY on it, and the DATE
> you made it. Store in a cool place out of the sun; but it does not
> have to go into the refrigerator.
>
> 6. You can then take one ounce eye dropper bottles and put this
> 2/3rd full into each one. Cap it. You can hand this out to your
> family; each member will have their own bottle.
>
> 7. A "dose" from a dilution would be FOUR DROPS BENEATH THE TONGUE.
>
> WHEN SHOULD I TAKE A REMEDY?
>
> If you live within 20 miles of a KNOWN terrorist attack via
> chemical or biological release, you should take the remedy and the
> antibiotic your medical doctor prescribed SIMULTANEOUSLY. (In the
> world of homeopathy, traditional medical drugs are usually looked
> down upon, but in this scenario, we are going to need everything we
> can bring to the fight, to survive this. Antibiotics are essential
> in this present event.
>
> WHAT REMEDY DO I TAKE?
>
> Whatever remedy that addresses the particular attack you have
> just undergone. You must find this out through your Health
> Department and/or hospital(s), your medical doctor or another
> government sources, what chemical or biological bacteria, virus or
> spore was released upon you. For example, Anthrax has been
> determined to have been flown and released over your area. You would
> then take the Anthracinum nosode. If it is E-coli, then Botulinum
> nosode would be needed, and so on. It is IMPERATIVE that you know
> what was released so you know what to take. Only your HEALTH
> DEPARTMENT will have that answer. So, call them.
>
> Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE do you guess and out of panic, decide
> to pop a homeopathic pellet. Do not do this. Wait and find out.
> Let the proper officials alert you and others. Call your doctor,
> too, and see what you can find out.
>
> CHILDREN
>
> Fortunately, most children's vital forces are far better and
> stronger than an adult's! For them, we recommend a 1M potency.
> However, if your child is unhealthy (read below), they must take a
> 30C potency ONLY.
>
> HEALTHY vs. UNHEALTHY
>
> Unfortunately, if you have a disease currently and/or your
> immune system is suppressed (for example, people with asthma who use
> a steroid inhalor fall into this category as well), the you must take
> ONLY a 30C potency of whatever remedy you need.
>
> If you are healthy and do not have a disease currently, then
> you would take a 10M of whatever nosode remedy was called for. A
> healthy child (0-17 years old) can take a 1M, instead.
>
> People with compromised immune systems CANNOT take a 10M; it
> could devastate what little is left of their Vital Force to fight off
> the attack and then they'd be wide open for the infection. Do not do
> this. Take ONLY a 30C potency.
>
> HOW MANY PELLETS DO I TAKE?
>
> Technically, you need only ONE pellet popped in your mouth
> and let it melt away. Do NOT take it with water. You can take it any
> time. Don't worry about whether you just ate a meal or not. Just
> take the remedy. You can put it under your tongue if you want, but
> it's not really necessary.
>
> Most people feel better taking 3-4 pellets at a time; and
> this is fine, too....but remember, if you have a 2-dram size bottle,
> and you have a family, then sharing from that bottle is going to take
> it down rather quickly. This is why we suggest the DILUTION method
> above....it stretches your remedy and makes it go a lot farther.
>
> DILUTION (fluid) DOSAGE
>
> Assuming your dilution is in a one ounce eye dropper bottle,
> FOUR drops beneath the tongue is ONE DOSE. Do not rinse your mouth
> out with water afterward, either. Let the fluid absorb through the
> walls of your mouth.
>
> HOW OFTEN DO I TAKE MY REMEDY?
>
> Our answer is predicated on how CLOSE you are to the actual
> 'ground zero' area of the attack.
>
>
> IF I LIVE FIVE MILES FROM THE ATTACK CENTER
>
> 1. Call your homeopath. Follow his/her instructions to the letter.
> 2. Call your medical doctor and follow his/her instructions on your
> antibiotic to the letter.
> 3. If you do not have a homeopath, then the below routine should be
> considered. DO call your medical doctor about taking your antibiotic
> SIMULTANEOUSLY right along with your homeopathic remedy.
>
>
> HEALTHY people: 10M (or 1M for a child) every six hours, every day
> for 7-10 days OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea,
> then stop taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county
> disaster officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy before that 7-10 day period.
>
> UNHEALTHY people: 30C every 2-3 hours as tolerated. Stop if you get
> dizzy, headache or nausea--you've had enough. Continue for 7-10 days
> OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy it before that 7-10 day period.
>
>
> IF I LIVE TEN MILES FROM THE ATTACK CENTER
>
> 1. Call your homeopath. Follow his/her instructions to the letter.
> 2. Call your medical doctor and follow his/her instructions on your
> antibiotic to the letter
> 3. If you do not have a homeopath, then the below routine should be
> considered. DO call your medical doctor about taking your antibiotic
> SIMULTANEOUSLY right along with your homeopathic remedy.
>
>
>
> HEALTHY people: 10M (or 1M for a child) every six hours, every day
> for 7-10 days OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea,
> then stop taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county
> disaster officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. It they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
> UNHEALTHY people: 30C every 2-3 hours as tolerated. Stop if you get
> dizzy, headache or nausea--you've had enough. Continue for 7-10 days
> OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. IF they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
>
>
> I LIVE FIFTEEN MILES FROM THE ATTACK CENTER
> 1. Call your homeopath. Follow his/her instructions to the letter.
> 2. Call your medical doctor and follow his/her instructions on your
> antibiotic to the letter
> 3. If you do not have a homeopath, then the below routine should be
> considered. DO call your medical doctor about taking your antibiotic
> SIMULTANEOUSLY right along with your homeopathic remedy.
>
>
>
> HEALTHY people: 10M (or 1M for a child) THREE times a day for 7-10
> days OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
> UNHEALTHY people: 30C every 6 hours as tolerated. Stop if you get
> dizzy, headache or nausea--you've had enough. Continue for 7-10 days
> OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
>
> IF I LIVE TWENTY MILES FROM THE ATTACK CENTER
>
> 1. Call your homeopath. Follow his/her instructions to the letter.
> 2. Call your medical doctor and follow his/her instructions on your
> antibiotic to the letter
> 3. If you do not have a homeopath, then the below routine should be
> considered. DO call your medical doctor about taking your antibiotic
> SIMULTANEOUSLY right along with your homeopathic remedy.
>
>
>
> HEALTHY people: 10M (or 1M for a child) THREE times a day for 7-10
> days OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
> UNHEALTHY people: 30C every 6 hours as tolerated. Stop if you get
> dizzy, headache or nausea--you've had enough. Continue for 7-10 days
> OR until you begin to feel dizzy, headache or nausea, then stop
> taking the remedy--you've had enough. OR until your county disaster
> officials, fire department, Red Cross, police and/or health
> department have assured you that it is SAFE. If they say it is safe,
> then stop taking the remedy if before that 7-10 day period.
>
>
> SOME WARNINGS ABOUT TAKING A
> HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY THAT IS HIGH POTENCY SO OFTEN AND LONG....
>
> Some people will have a built in "susceptibility" to a
> particular homeopathic remedy. If they do, they may experience
> feeling miserable at some point (usually within 2-3 days of taking a
> high potency so often). If this happens, STOP TAKING IT. Your Vital
> Force has enough of it and will be as strong as it can under the
> circumstances. Continue to take your antibiotic (or whatever your
> doctor advises).
>
> Some people will get an "aggravation" from taking a high
> potency and this means that present symptoms they have (whatever they
> are) will be WORSE for awhile; but that should pass fairly quickly
> (usually in minutes or a couple of hours). IF you feel bad after
> taking it, and continue to feel bad and do not bounce out of it
> within 6 hours, do NOT take another dose. Look to one of the other
> non-nosode homeopathic remedies for that particular attack chemical
> or biological agent. Get into your Materia Medica (everyone should
> have one on hand. I recommend The Lotus Materia Medica by Robin
> Murphy, ND.) You can buy a copy of this at:
>
> http://www.homeopathic.com/index.html
>
> or:
>
> Dana Ullman, M.P.H.
> Homeopathic Educational Services
> 2124 Kittredge St.
> Berkeley, CA. 94704
> (800)359-9051 (Orders within U.S.)
> (510)649-0294 (free catalogues, inquiries, & out of U.S. orders)
> (510)649-1955 (fax)
> Website: http://www.homeopathic.com
> Email: mail@homeopathic.com
>
> If you are unfamiliar with a Materia Medica, read this article:
>
> http://www.medicinegarden.com/Homeop...riaMedica.html
>
> WHAT IF I CAN'T TAKE A NOSODE REMEDY? WHAT DO I DO?
>
> If you cannot take the nosode homeopathic remedy, there are 4
> other homeopathic remedies listed in each article that may closely
> fit your symptoms. Look each of these remedies up in the Materia
> Medica and see which remedy most closely fits the most important of
> your symptoms and take it, instead (on the same schedule indicated
> above).
>
> WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
>
> If you find yourself under attack, we suggest Rescue Remedy
> every 10-15 minutes (4 drops beneath the tongue) to help with your
> anxiety and panic reactions. Once you settle down, then you can stop
> taking. After that, take it on an "as needed basis".
>
> We can't stress enough the communication between you and your
> medical doctor. If things get bad, there is going to be panic, so
> you need to have your own house in order, have your homeopathic kit,
> your remedies, and your instructions, as well as phone numbers of
> your homeopath (if you have one) and your medical doctor. Panic
> serves no one.
>
> HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOMEOPATHY?
>
> We suggest the National Center for Homeopathy; it is like one
> stop shopping. You can access it at: www.homeopathic.org. If you
> want a directory of homeopaths, and you don't have a computer, you
> can call them at: 703-548-7790, Alexandria, Virginia.
>
> AND NOW, WE WAIT....
>
> Ellen and I decided that it is better to do something, than
> nothing. We are sure there will be some homeopaths who will disagree
> with our choices, potency and dosing. But we hope they will consider
> this:
>
> 1. This is the first time in US history that we have been attacked
> on our homeland.
>
> 2. There is no single homeopathic entity that has made a concerted
> effort to have a Disaster Plan for the nation's homeopaths, their
> associations, or for homeopathic study groups to in turn, help their
> patience or people who are seeking homeopathic treatment. Each
> homeopath is on their own. Many do not have military training, or
> service training (firefighter/police/paramedic/EMT), so they are out
> of the loop information-wise, which may hinder their ability to know
> what do do.
>
> 3. Until that happens, each homeopath is out there, on their own.
> No homeopath has ever undergone an NBC terrorist attack (nuclear,
> biological or chemical). So, we are in essence, flying blind.
>
> 4. We have derived our protocol from my background in the military,
> from being a fire fighter and EMT, as well as Ellen's background as a
> Nurse Practitioner and homeopath. We've done the best we can under
> some very trying circumstances.
>
> 5. We would wish that everyone reading this, please try to get to a
> homeopath nearest them; this is so crucial. We can't begin to tell
> you the importance of it. At the same time, we recognize that there
> are not a lot of homeopaths in the USA, and people are needing some
> guidelines and suggestions.
>
> 6. Everything presented in this article is what Ellen and I will do
> if we find ourselves under terrorist attack with a chemical or
> biological weapon. We do not speak for any homeopathic organization
> or group. We do not represent any homeopathic companies or entities.
> These are OUR protocols for survival; what we would do to save our
> families and ourselves.
>
> WHERE CAN I GET INFORMATION ON ATTACKS?
>
> Your best resources are your country Disaster Planning
> department, your fire station and police department. Further, the
> Health Department is on the front line of defense, and is in direct
> touch, at all times, with the CDC (Centers for Disease Controls).
> Your medical doctor is also an asset, and so is your local hospital.
> Call locally first. If you don't get the answers you need, then call
> the CDC directly. http://www.cdc.gov
>
>
> WHAT ABOUT MY ANIMALS?
>
>
> You need to try and contact your veterinarian. Talk to her
> or him about terrorist assaults. Ask for the appropriate drugs of
> choice for each type of scenario. Keep these drugs on hand and give
> them to your pet(s) as directed by your vet.
>
> Try these websites:
>
> http://altvetmed.com
>
> and
>
>
> http://naturalholistic.com
>
> CAN MY ANIMALS TAKE THE SAME HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY AS I DO?
>
> Yes and no. Pets weight a lot less than us humans;
> consequently, the potency and dosage would change considerably.
> There are so many possibilities with this, that it is impossible to
> cover all possible scenarios. You are best off with your Vet's
> intervention, information and drug of choice.
>
> We would NOT recommend homeopathic treatment out-of-hand for
> pets at this time. If you can locate a homeopath, call them and ask
> if they are willing to treat pets; many are. There are a few
> homeopathic vets around, but not many and certainly not enough to
> serve the USA at large. Again, good communication with your vet now,
> is essential.
>
> STAY CALM AND FOCUSED
>
>
> Having been in many disasters and events, I can tell you that
> the best thing you can do is stay calm. Calm and thinking through
> the panic or anxiety around you. Rescue Remedy is a remarkable
> flower essence, and we highly recommend it. The calmer you are, the
> better chance you have of surviving this.
>
> Warmly,
>
>
> Eileen Nauman and Ellen Morse
>
>
> Email: docbones@sedona.net
> Website: www.medicinegarden.com
>
> --
> Warmly, Eileen
>

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Subject: [H] bioterrorism resources summary

Thanks to everyone who sent information about resources on
bioterrorism. This is my distillation of the information I have received.

The homeopathic sources are fairly limited. Many people recommended
Eileen Nauman's site, http://www.medicinegarden.com/ .
David Little recommended Homeopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal, MD for remedy differentials.
The most useful allopathic site I've found is at CDC, http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp .
Some other allopathic resources, the Merck Manual, http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec17/177.htm , and
Community Outreach Health Information System (COHIS), http://web.bu.edu/COHIS/infxns/bacteria/bacteria.htm .

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Shirley Reischman

Hi Shirley,

What do you think of the potencies recommended here, 30C, 1M, 10M -- do you feel they are all necessary or even safe? Don't know how I feel about giving or taking a 10M repeatedly for days...of course given why we'd be taking it, the alternative is not too great, either. I'm about to order these remedies though, and still not sure which potencies to choose.

Sunny

[ 07 October 2001: Message edited by: Sunny ]

10m for days will almost certainly create the symptoms of the disease, and could even graft them on to the person, making them MORE susceptible to the illness or creating a dangerous chronic condition. It is irresponsible to be suggesting this sort of treatment - it is simple scaremongering.

Hahnemann used 30c to protect people during epidemics. I use 30c China to protect people from Malaria when travelling. 30c could be used IF there is a know outbreak of an illness. You will not get an illness breaking out within 20 minutes of an "attack", even if they choose to use that form of attack, which is unlikely. Disease does not work that way - it will only strike the weak and infirm, and it will only strike those people susceptible. Of those it strikes, it will only kill a very tiny percentage, usually people that were already sick.

Crotalus horridus is a powerful snake poison, and I would never get sometime to take high doses repeatedly of this remedy. It could easily harm someone.

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David Kempson.<br />Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine.<br />Lecturer Australian College of Natural Therapies (Brisbane Campus)<br />Member AHA, AROH, HMA<br />Member Australian Homoeopathic Association. Member#0442.

Thanks David, for your levelheadedness...
Basically it cannot hurt having remedies at hand, even in high potencies. However, we should IMO hold off treating people who do not display any symptoms. I'm sure in any epidemic there are those who are not susceptible to the contagion. Let's not forget the basics of sickness and health.
Claudia

The frequency and potency are given based on the intensity of the symptoms and the strength of the vital force. There was a schizophrenic teenager who was the patient of a well known and excellent homeopath who needed a 10M daily of a nosode which was his constitutional. Some of these biological diseases are extremely virulent. If someone were hemmorhaging into the lungs, which is a strong possibility, I wouldn't hesitate to give 10M of a snake venom every few hours as long as needed. It could be the only thing that keeps them alive. The average time of death after onset of symptoms is only a few days. Don't be afraid of the high potencies, but just be sure of what you're doing when you use them.
Shirley

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Shirley Reischman

Never forward any info which we are receiving from any source to anyone without confirmation. (My request)


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Dr.MAS

Bureau Chief
International Homeopathic Journal

Professor
Moulana Zafar Ali Khan Homeopathic Medical College.

Homepage: www.homeoweb.net

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Dr. MAS,
I'm not sure what you mean by confirmation. Since these diseases are out of the experience of everyone I know of, I'm not sure how any of the treatments would actually be confirmed. If you go to the original document, http://www.medicinegarden.com/ you'll get a sense for how the information was put together. I would love to have some confirmation since much of what I've seen has been contradictory re potency and frequency. I would think that we could prescribe based on how intense the symptoms are, how strong the vital force is and give the remedies as needed, rather than on a set schedule. I don't necessarily agree with the frequency & potency in the article, but was merely passing on the information. I do however think it likely that multiple high potencies would be needed in many cases.

BTY, I saw one of your posts on another site and thought your waving flag was a wonderful addition.

Shirley

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Shirley Reischman

Biological Weapons: Anthrax As Disinformation
A Biologist's Perspective
http://nov55.com

Propaganda on biological weapons including anthrax originates in the dark
cellars of government for the purpose of swaying the public to support increased
police powers. A terrorist threat is hyped or contrived, while military research on contagious diseases is concealed.

Disinformation in Media.
An example of the disinformation is an article in a news weekly which listed each of the supposed terrorist weapons and the cost of producing them. For $10-20,000, terrorists could supposedly kill hundreds of
thousands of persons with botulism toxin, anthrax, nerve gas, etc. "60 Minutes" had an 'expert' who said biological weapons could be produced in someone's back yard in a five gallon bucket. He said anthrax spores released from a boat on the Hudson River could kill four hundred thousand persons in New York City.

Anthrax is Trivial.

Here's the truth of the matter. Anthrax will never be used successfully as a terrorist weapon, and probably never as a military weapon. It has to be converted to spores suspended in the air, which is technically very difficult; and the lethality is nowhere near the terror that it is made out to be. It is not 100% lethal as often claimed. Wool sorters inhale anthrax spores in small quantities continually (150-700 per hour), and only if they get a large dose does an infection get started. It is not contagious.

Only US and Russia can Weaponize it.

To use anthrax as a weapon, it must be converted to a powder which can be
inhaled. Only the US and Russian militaries have succeeded in doing that. Even Iraq uses anthrax in liquid form, which is totally ineffective.

Humans are Seldom Affected.

Anthrax is a livestock pathogen. There are anthrax spores in the ground in rural areas, because they survive for about twenty years. They normally have no effect upon humans, because a few anthrax spores cannot create an
infection, and they do not come up from the ground in large quantities.

Cellular Limitations.

Anthrax is what's called a "gram positive" bacterium. This means it has the type of cell walls which are harmless, unlike the cell walls of "gram negative" bacteria, which attack tissue. Therefore, anthrax can only attack tissue by producing a special toxin which it excretes. One cell or spore
does not produce enough toxin to start an infection.

Studies have apparently determined that, typically, ten thousand anthrax spores must be inhaled to start an infection. That number might be someone's guess, but it is in line with the biology of the disease. It is the number which the military uses, and only the military has significantly
researched such questions. It uses gas chambers for animal tests.

Anthrax normally attacks the lungs, because it must lodge in vulnerable tissue. It can invade through other routes such as cuts or undercooked meat, but it only does so under third world conditions, and those routes
are not relevant to biowarfare.

Livestock eat from the ground, so they have their faces near the ground where the spores are, and they can inhale ten thousand spores. How does anyone get ten thousand spores into the lungs of humans?

Technical Obstacles to Weaponizing.

The first requirement would be to aerosolize the spores. The spores would have to be converted to a dry powder, because a liquid would create globs which would fall to the ground rather than staying suspended in the air.

To create a powder, the spores would first have to be washed several times in an array of very large and expensive centrifuges. Then a drying apparatus would have to be used; and it would require spraying a mist into a vacuum, which is how powders are created from liquids. Otherwise, everything globs up into hard rocks.

How do workers clean the equipment without getting spores everywhere? A likely procedure would be to enclose the equipment in a pressure chamber and steam sterilize it for several days. Such an operation costs hundreds of millions of dollars, considering related facilities and development.
Only countries do that, not radical groups, and not in five gallon buckets.

It won't stay in the Air.

Even in powder form, the spores would fall to the ground rapidly in the absence of wind. Anthrax is not adapted for airborne dissemination. It needs to stay on the ground until inhaled by livestock. So it would not stay in the air like mold spores but would fall out easily, about like
flour. In the presence of wind, the spores would be carried away rapidly
and would not stay in one place long enough for anyone to get more than a few inhaled.

Once the spores were on the ground, they would not affect humans significantly, because they would not come up from the ground in large enough quantities.

Foggers are Propaganda.

There is some talk about using liquids with fogging devices for dispersion of biological agents such as anthrax. It's not realistic. First, there is no mention of the purity that would be required to prevent globbing and plugging of nozzles. At least, a lot of expensive centrifuging would be required to remove debris.

Then agricultural spraying demonstrates that a mist drops rapidly to the ground. It does that because air can only hold a small amount of water, which causes sprays to precipitate.

Another problem is that spores would rapidly settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a gum due to sticky cell debris and their tendency to clump.

A chemical mist is different, because chemicals vaporize, while cells do
not. Cells in a mist would clump together as the liquid vaporizes. To create free spores would require very clean material, high dilution, ultra fine mist and a vacuum for rapid evaporation. Foggers can't do the same thing.

For these reasons, anthrax would be difficult to use; and it could hardly
kill more than a few hundred persons under the most ideal conditions, not the hundreds of thousands which are claimed. On top of that, antibiotics are effective for it during the early stage of the illness. It is not contagious for humans.

Glib Journalism is Unrealistic.

Innumerable journalists have been insisting that anthrax can be produced in a simple laboratory with little expertise. On the contrary, no countries but the U.S. and Russia can convert anthrax to a usable weapon. Iraq cannot.

Consider what the journalists fail to recognize. Growing a large quantity
of anthrax would result in a fermenter full of slop which is extremely slimy and viscous with large amounts of debris and metabolic products mixed with the nutrient medium. That slop has to be washed and converted to a
medium which will induce spores to form. Much research and knowledge would
be required to get a reasonable yield of spores. Then the cells would have
to be fragmented with something like a blender to get the spores out of the
cells. Then much differential centrifugation would be required to separate
the spores from the debris. Then spray drying of spores in a vacuum would
be required.

Accomplishing all of that would require the efforts several Ph.Ds. and much
developmental type research in addition to expensive equipment and a very large building. It isn't a matter of growing something in a kettle and pouring it into a rocket, as journalists and weapons inspectors seem to be assuming.

Grinding is Another Absurdity.

The latest contrivance is that terrorists might weaponize anthrax by drying
a slurry and grinding it to particles 1-5 microns in size. (The bacteria are 1 by 3 microns.)

The first problem is that the gunk would dry like glue; and after grinding, it would still be glue. Even if it were washed first, the bacteria would be sticky and would dry like glue.

The second problem is that bacteria do not tolerate grinding. They are as fragile as egg shells. Grinding is how they are broken apart for biochemical tests. Even if only 1% were broken, the result would be a
sticky gum, not a powder; and more like 99% would be broken before getting
5 micron particles.

Journalists keep mentioning how many anthrax spores can be put onto the head of a pin. It's not a question of how many can be put onto the head of a pin but how many can be put into someone's lungs.

Planes cannot Dust a City.

A scenario which is often mentioned is that someone might use a plane to dust a large city with anthrax during the night. It's unrealistic. First, no one in buildings would be harmed by anthrax. The few spores that entered buildings would settle on surfaces, and few would enter the air, and even fewer would be inhaled. At most, someone might inhale a few dozen spores
per hour. That's not the ten thousand that are needed.

Secondly, anthrax spores would not diffuse uniformly through the air like a
gas. They will either drop too fast or blow away. A few dozen persons might
be killed, but that's not the terror that is being hyped in the media. And more than anything, nobody is producing the spores in powder form but the U.S. and Russia.

Journalists seem to assume that an anthrax cell anywhere will kill someone someplace. Putting words alongside each other on a page is not the same thing as getting cells into humans on the ground. There are millions of
square miles of space on the ground which do not show up with the words.

Iraq did not Weaponize Anthrax.

Saddam Hussein is said to have produced anthrax. If so, the reason is because it is stable and easy to handle, not because it is effective when used. Iraq is unsophisticated to a point of ineptness in its approach to
biological weapons.

It is said that Iraq uses anthrax in liquid form and puts it in missiles in
liquid form. In liquid form, anthrax is almost as safe as cotton candy. Therefore, Iraq poses no anthrax threat.

In fact, military and UN inspectors only found two Iraqi warheads with anthrax in them (in liquid form). If Iraq had anthrax in an effective form, it would have had it in hundreds of warheads, as they did with nerve gas. So Iraq knew its anthrax was useless.

For about a billion dollars, Iraq could probably get enough experts together to develop anthrax as a weapon. But the reason why it doesn't is that researchers already know that anthrax would be next to worthless after it was developed.

The Whole Concept is Flawed.

Biological warfare is a flawed concept. The only route usually considered is airborne, because bombs and missiles create the delivery system. There is no disease in existence which is propagated in that manner. Even the airborne diseases require close contact with the source. The reason is
because wind disperses the agents too thinly, and gravity brings them down
too rapidly. Increasing the quantities massively will get a few persons,
but only a few.

And then, very few of the diseases which are mentioned as biowarfare agents
are suitable for airborne dissemination. Brucellosis is not. It is disseminated through body fluids. Plague is not. It is carried by insects from the blood of one animal to another. The insects do not pick it up from the ground.

Motives Tailor the Truth at every Level.

Biowarfare is promoted through a combination of ignorance and propaganda. The researchers, who should know better and often do, are getting paid to produce the agents, so they do not want to admit the futility of it. The nonresearchers cannot realistically evaluate the claims, and they have propaganda motives. They want to militarize society, and scare tactics go a
long way in that direction.

The only way biological warfare agents can be used in a significant manner to create disease is to inject them into the victims. If they are then contagious, they go a lot farther. The U.S. military has been focusing on contagious diseases. Since the water runs downhill in that direction, the
agents are or will be used in that manner. With the motives for population
control which the military has acquired, it can be expected to use its bio
agents in that manner.

The point here is not that large countries cannot make a lot of persons
miserable with biological weapons. It's that the small countries and
terrorists cannot do so on their own; and it cannot be done on a large
scale and in some magical way as described in the media.
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The best thing for us to do as homeopaths is to be aware of the actual diseases which are being "hyped" as threats. The Merck Manual on line has good descriptions of these illnesses (which should give you an idea about just how bogus a lot of what is being publicized right now actually is).

If there is some kind of "attack", be assured that most people in north america will present with nothing more than the symptoms of a cold or flu, with some variation. Only those susceptible will be in danger. You would of course take the case as usual and give the appropriate remedy.

Remember: the only truly effective biological warfare ever enacted was in North America--and it targetted the native people in Canada and the US with smallpox. The native people succumbed because they had been robbed of possessions and land on which to grow food to feed themselves; their food sources were eliminated; their water supplies were diverted and their access to clean water for drinking and washing was extremely limited; their entire cultural base was destroyed after wars were waged against them(in the US) and after they were robbed of promised treaty holdings (in Canada); and basically they were pretty much almost dead before being exposed to the virus anyway.

This does not reflect the condition most north americans live in today.

I think the most valuable remedies we'll need as homeopaths right now will be the ones for hysteria, created by an irresponsible media.


Here are some good links for further reference: (this summary, plus the above article, are reprinted from postings on the lyghtforce mailing list. Above URL was submitted by Sheri Nakken; following resource list submitted by Bernie Simon)

Eileen Nauman's site, http://www.medicinegarden.com/.

David Little recommended Homeopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal, MD for
remedy differentials.

The most useful allopathic
site is at CDC, http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp .

David Hartley recommended some other allopathic resources, the Merck
Manual,http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec17/177.htm , and
Community Outreach Health Information System (COHIS), http://web.bu.edu/COHIS/infxns/bacteria/bacteria.htm .

Divina

[ 11 October 2001: Message edited by: Divina ]

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