b'tainly possible, it is the exposure to and/oror even minor outbreak of Ebola ever oc- tagious and much more capable of causing the consumption of infected animals, as wellcurred in the United States, even though in- severe illness and even death than others, as their consumption of each other, that bothternational airline travel reliably introducedthey all share therapeutic susceptibilities. As spread this virus and serve as a reservoir forinfected individuals into the country. 19,20 devastating as Ebola has been to many of the it. This is an additional reason for its primaryMost of the fear currently seen with aindividuals in Africa who have contracted presence in Africa, along with the overallpotential spread of the monkeypox virusit, bio-oxidative treatment readily resolves poor nutrition on much of that continent. 5,6 isduetothefactthatbothmonkeypoxit as well as any other virus that is treated Monkeypox is characterized as a zoo- and smallpox come from the same genusbefore too much advanced organ damage noticinfection,meaningitcantransmitof DNA viruses. 21Smallpox has been esti- has already taken place. At the height of the from animal to human, or vice-versa. 7As- mated to have killed between 300 and 500Ebola scare in 2014, Drs. Robert Rowen and ymptomatic monkeypox infections are verymillion people in the 20th century. 22Under- Howard Robins were so convinced of their common, as over half of the healthy personsstandably, then, anything that is remotelyability to cure Ebola infections that they put in an area of Ghana, which actually had norelated to smallpox can be expected to gen- themselves directly in harms way by travel-reported clinical human cases of monkey- erate a great deal of concern. ing to Sierra Leone, a West African epicenter pox at the time of this study, had positiveWhile the smallpox vaccine is creditedof Ebola infection at that time. Of note, many immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies againstfor the effective eradication of smallpox, itphysicians and other healthcare providers in the monkeypox virus genus. 8A similarlyis also believed by some that waning vac- this area of Africa were dying from the infec-large percentage of the healthy residentscine immunity is currently leaving overtion at that time.in a region of the Congo had circulating70% of the Worlds population unprotectedThe primary protocol they used to treat antibodies as well. 9Another study in Cam- against smallpox, as this vaccine has notthe Ebola patients was ozone therapy. And eroon found these antibodies in slightlybeen routinely administered since 1980. 23even though great local resistance was met over a third of the subjects tested. 10ThisSome estimates indicate that the smallpoxin gaining access to patients, four individ-indicates that monkeypox is not typicallyvaccinationhasofferedroughlyan85%uals were successfully treated with ozone severe in its clinical course, much less fatal,protectionagainstmonkeypoxinfectiontherapy. The cornerstone ozone application in any human population. And this wouldas well. 24And since the vaccine immunitywas direct intravenous ozone gas injection. especially be the case in the United Statesagainst smallpox is felt to be waning, theSupplemental oral Vitamin-C therapy was or in a comparable country with a relativelyassociated cross-immunity against relatedadministered as well to address its infec-high-quality level of hygiene and nutritionviruses like monkeypox is thought to betion-induced deficiency, to bolster immune as well as a relatively widespread intake offading as well. 25 function, and to minimize the impact of any vitamin and mineral supplementation. However,monkeypoxissimplynotpossible pro-oxidant Herxheimer-like rapid Ebola,anothervirusthathasbeensmallpox. The evidence presented abovevirus kill-off reactions. All four patients im-largelylimitedto Africancountries,ex- indicates that many asymptomatic infec- proved immediately after the first treatment perienced a substantial outbreak in Westtions occur with monkeypox, and that itand complete resolution of their infections Africa from 2014 to 2016, but it never ap- is far less contagious than smallpox, withfollowed in two to five days. Furthermore, proachedpandemicorevensignificanthuman-to-human transmission being de- no progression of any Ebola-related symp-epidemic proportions. Nevertheless, in thecidedly uncommon. Concurrent epidemicstoms was observed after the first ozone nutrition-depleted populations in which itor outbreaks of smallpox and monkeypoxtreatments were administered. 27emerged, death resulted in those individu- have not been reported, and smallpox is notOther acute viral syndromes that have als demonstrating clinical infection betweena zoonotic infection like monkeypox, but in- initially had much of the World on edge 25% and 90% of the time, enough to gener- fects humans only. 26 in recent years have also been proven to ate a great deal of fear that it could spreadFinally, in the more well-nourished andbe readily curable, although not with any andkilleasilythroughouttheWorld. 11 healthypopulationsintheworld,mon- known prescription drugs. In 2014, the chi-And even though Ebola killed many whokeypox is simply not a killer virus oncekungunya virus received a lot of attention, became infected, a substantial number ofcontracted. The typical clinical course ofand some outbreaks with this virus were those individuals exposed developed natu- monkeypox in such populations much moresizeable,althoughneverreallyreaching ral immunity (IgG antibody) response with- resembles chickenpox than smallpox. Evenepidemic proportions. This viral infection out ever becoming clinically ill. Dependingif the presumed waning protection of thetypically left those infected with debilitat-on the location of the African communityold smallpox vaccinations results in someingsymptoms,oftenresultinginsevere and the conditions of the testing protocolincrease in human monkeypox cases, it willpain in many of the joints in the body. The itself, up to 50% of exposed individuals, in- not turn monkeypox into the highly conta- most immunocompetent individuals would cluding those living with clinically infectedgious and deadly killer that is smallpox.often resolve their most severe symptoms individuals, showed the development ofin about a week, but in some the joint pain natural antibodies to Ebola without ever be- Easily Prevented, would become chronic and last as long as coming ill. 12-18And in spite of the initial fearReadily Resolved five years. Separate, one-time intravenous that was generated, no pandemic, epidemic,While some viruses are much more con- infusionswithtwobio-oxidativeagents 26 H ealtHF reedomN ews /s priNg2022'