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To: TobagoJack who wrote (186255)	4/11/2022 8:19:36 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 219667

Very very strange, IMHO - have you heard of Novichok? ( en.wikipedia.org ) abc.net.au What is Novichok and what are the symptoms?Novichok is a highly toxic nerve agent that slows the heart, paralyses the muscles used for breathing and — if the dose is big enough — can lead to death by asphyxiation. A smaller dose may result in seizures, neuromuscular weakness, liver failure and other damage.(very similar to COVID 19) More generally, nerve agents are highly toxic chemicals that can either be a gas, aerosol or liquid, which poison the nervous system and disrupt bodily functions. Nerve agents can be inhaled, absorbed through the skin or ingested through poisoned food or drinks and — depending on the purity — can appear clear and colourless, and can either be odourless or have a faint sweet smell. While we don't know the exact chemical structure of Novichok, it is believed to be five to 10 times more lethal than other nerve agents such as Sarin gas or VX. Read more: Nerve agents have been linked to a number of high-profile assassinations. Here's how they can destroy the body within minutes. 2. Where does Novichok come from?All nerve agents are man-made. George Braitberg, an emergency toxicologist and professor of emergency medicine at The University of Melbourne, told the ABC the development of Novichok began in the Soviet union sometime between 1970 and 1990. "It was known to be around in the '90s but the development must have started several years before that," he said. Professor Braitberg said when the The Chemical Weapons Convention came into force in 1997, Soviets believed that if they invented something new that was not categorized under the convention they could not be found in breach of that convention. "When you translate Novichok [from Russian] it means 'newcomer' or 'newbie', so it's one of the newest nerve agents." The first nerve agent, Sarin, was developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s as a pesticide, and was followed by VX, developed by the British in the 1950s.