{"product_id":"ebola-virus-gold-vermeil","title":"ebola virus necklace | gold vermeil","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEbola virus necklace | 18K gold vermeil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people choose to work on the viruses most of us would rather not think about, in the lab, the clinic or the field. This Ebola virus necklace in 18K gold vermeil is a gift for the virologist, infectious disease doctor or outbreak nurse in your life, or for a microbiology student who has found her subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea virologist, on the day she defends her PhD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea friend coming home from outbreak work with a medical aid team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean infectious disease doctor or nurse, for her birthday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean epidemiologist, when she starts a new post in public health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyourself, if gold vermeil is what you wear every day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eThe First Treatments That Worked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades there was no treatment for Ebola beyond supportive care, keeping patients hydrated and stable while their bodies fought the virus. That changed during the outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that began in 2018. A trial there compared four experimental treatments side by side, in the middle of the outbreak. Two of them, both made of antibodies that latch on to the virus's outer protein, saved clearly more lives than the other two, and in 2019 the trial was stopped early so every new patient could receive one of them. They work best when given early. Both were approved in the United States in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eExplore Related Virus Jewelry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/ebola-virus\"\u003eebola virus necklace | silver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/antibody-18k-gold-plated\"\u003eantibody necklace | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/coronavirus-18k-gold-plated\"\u003ecoronavirus necklace | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/west-nile-virus-18k-gold-plated\"\u003eWest Nile virus necklace | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"product-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eHow big is the pendant, and what chain comes with it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pendant is 30 mm (about 1.2 inches) wide, about 4 mm wider than a 2-euro coin. It hangs sideways, attached to the chain at both ends, and sits just below the collarbone. The chain is 45 cm (17.7 inches) of gold vermeil with a lobster clasp and a 5 cm (2 inch) extender. 18K gold vermeil means 2.5 microns of 18K gold over solid sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eIs there a silver version?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The Ebola virus necklace also comes in sterling silver, at the same 30 mm on the same 45 cm chain with a 5 cm extender, and sits the same way. Choose the finish the recipient already wears: the design is the same in both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eIs delivery free, and what if it isn't right?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. DHL Express delivers free in 1-5 business days worldwide, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. It arrives in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If it isn't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eWho was there at the start?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum. In 1976 he traveled to Yambuku to investigate a mysterious outbreak and took some of the first blood samples from patients, before anyone knew the virus existed. He has spent more than four decades working on Ebola. One of the two antibody treatments that proved itself in 2019 came from a survivor of the 1995 outbreak in Kikwit, whose blood still carried protective antibodies 11 years later. His institute in Kinshasa helped find it, working with scientists at the US National Institutes of Health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"sciencejewelry1824","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57029190484354,"sku":"NK0425-GV","price":185.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1411\/4806\/files\/ebola-virus-gold-vermeil.png?v=1794405597","url":"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/ebola-virus-gold-vermeil","provider":"sciencejewelry1824","version":"1.0","type":"link"}