03-28-2009, 07:34 PM
Quote:Wouldn't the immune system already be working on developing and generating the necessary antibodies?Pure conjecture, but this assumption could be false. I could see it as possible that a virus like ebola is so deadly because it does not trigger the right immune response. It may trigger the wrong response or too weak of a response. If this is the case then a vaccine could be developed that when injected triggers the correct response or a stronger response. No idea what the actual case is, but this seems like a reasonable theory to me.