Lito Souza Creutzfeldt-Jakob appeal
von Brokenboba: Harvard University
Health Minister Alexandre Padilha says the Ministry is in contact with institutions researching prion diseases, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Lito Sousa has this condition and is making an urgent appeal to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the Broad Institute, Harvard, and Mayo Clinic. Creutzfeldt-Jakob is a rapidly advancing and mostly fatal disease with no standard treatment protocol. As a Brazilian influencer with millions of followers, Lito Souza's family is seeking to get him into an experimental trial involving two potential studies.
Transkript (en)
Hi, my name is Lito Souza and I have an urgent appeal for you. Please listen carefully to the following message. This is an urgent appeal to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the Broad Institute, Harvard and Mayo Clinic. Brazilian influencer Lito Souza is fighting Creutzfeldt-Jakob, a rapidly advancing and mostly fatal disease for which there is yet no standard treatment protocol. His family is racing to get him into an experimental trial. Two studies could help. The details are on screen. Lito has millions of followers whose lives he's touched in many different ways. Including him in these studies will give him a fighting chance while bringing global attention to the research. Please review his case urgently. And if this appeared on your feed, please share it far and wide. Make sure to tag the institutions mentioned in the captions. Every minute matters. Thank you so very much in advance.
