Camel Urine and Islam: Difference between revisions

In regard to the natural immunity of camels, anyone who has basic knowledge of microbiology understands that antibodies are specialized cells that attack and destroy invading microorganisms and other foreign objects. At present, we are not aware that some antibodies come in smaller packages than others or these smaller antibodies  can penetrate deep into human tissue and cells. Moreover, camel urine does not contain any antibodies unless the animal is fighting an infection. In that case, the camel urine could not only sicken a person but allow a pathogen to cross the species barrier and cause a major epidemic. In fact, the drinking of camel urine by Muslims is the likely origin of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS) and [[w:World Health Organization|WHO]] has advised against drinking it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.int/csr/don/8-december-2016-mers-oman/en/ |title=Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Oman |publisher=World Health Organization |author= |date=8 december 2016 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20161209163420/http://www.who.int/csr/don/8-december-2016-mers-oman/en |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/10/stop-drinking-camel-urine-world-health-organization-says |title=Stop Drinking Camel Urine, World Health Organization Says

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