La Jolla Institute<\/a> and leading scientists to develop an antibody-based therapy \u2014 essentially a treatment designed to stop the virus inside the body.<\/p>\n\u201cThey\u2019ve come up with an antibody, which is essentially a therapeutic,\u201d Hallam said.<\/p>\n
The goal is to give doctors a tool they currently don\u2019t have \u2014 something that could be used in hospitals to reduce severe outcomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis would be a way to treat them if they show up in the hospital to help prevent any kind of mortality,\u201d Hallam explained.<\/p>\n
The treatment works by targeting how the virus spreads inside the body.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt prevents that virus from attaching itself to your cells because that virus wants your cells to make more of itself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Researchers say the work is still in development, and timing depends heavily on funding and testing phases.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the short end this could be a three-to-five-year (program) \u2026 if we have to do each stage and seek funding after each stage you could be talking a five-to-10-year program,\u201d Hallam said.<\/p>\n
Why this matters<\/p>\n
Health experts say measles remains one of the most contagious viruses in the world \u2014 making prevention critical.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reproducibility of the measles virus is one of the highest \u2026 which means it can spread to everybody,\u201d Hallam said.<\/p>\n
At the same time, researchers emphasize that vaccines have historically been highly effective at preventing outbreaks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been a long track record of success with preventing outbreaks of measles in the country,\u201d Hallam said.<\/p>\n
Still, this potential treatment could play a key role for people who are unable to get vaccinated or are exposed to the virus.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor those \u2026 not been able to get it, they would then have an ability to have a therapeutic available \u2026 in the event they acquired the infection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While prevention remains the first line of defense, San Antonio researchers say having a treatment option could add a critical layer of protection \u2014 especially as cases begin to climb again.<\/p>\n
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