According to Natural News colloidal silver kills pathogen and promotes rapid healing. I have read about it a few times. I have read that some folks have been able to kill even mrsa with it. I know it is used for burns a lot. Might be a good thing to have in your first aid kit and bug out bag for just in case.
Ten ways to use colloidal silver’s amazing healing abilities
http://www.naturalnews.com/038579_colloidal_silver_healing_water.html
Here is a video where he explains how it kills MRSA
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