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Hydroxycholorquine is an immunosuppresant not an anti-viral, so the theory here is the problem isn't the virus, but reacting to it. It's not quite as silly as i
by anoncareer0212 7y ago
Hydroxycholorquine is an immunosuppresant not an anti-viral, so the theory here is the problem isn't the virus, but reacting to it. It's not quite as silly as it sounds - this does, rarely, work, specifically with malaria. But, it is pretty silly when you contrast the likelihood of it being a meaningful thereapeutic versus the significance it's taken on
- edoo 7y agoFrom my understanding it does something to the virus membrane which then allows a high dose of zinc to actually disrupt the virus. I think the antibiotic component is to suppress risk of a secondary infection due to the suppressant effect.
- dTal 7y agoI have heard (provenance rating: "rumour") that it's only effective when taken in conjunction with zinc supplementation.
- jdkee 7y agoThis is the popular origin of the hydroxycloroquine and zinc thesis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7F1cnWup9M&list=PLQ_IRFkDInv_zLVFTgXA8tW0Mf1iiuuM_&index=36&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7F1cnWup9M&list=PLQ_IRFkDIn...
- Gibbon1 7y agoPart of the reason I'm suspicious of hydroxycloroquine and zinc is because for decades zinc and cloroquine have been fringe quack medicine staples for treating/preventing colds and flu.