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CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY
What is plasma?
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The liquid portion of blood is known as PLASMA.
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Our blood is composed of plasma (55%), and red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets (45% ) that are suspended in the plasma.
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Plasma in itself is composed of :
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92% water,
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7% vital proteins such as albumin, gamma globulin and anti-hemophilic factor, and
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1% mineral salts, sugars, fats, hormones and vitamins.
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source of image: freepik
CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY: News
What is plasma therapy?
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Plasma of a person who is recovering from a particular disease say COVID-19, carries the antibodies against the disease.
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Thus it is extracted and transplanted to the other patient who are infected in order to trigger immune response of the other person suffering form the disease. source of image: immunopedia.
IT IS REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF TREATMENT AGAINST COVID-19:
As per survey conducted in various countries Plasma therapy has not been proved effective against the COVID-19.
It couldn't improve the condition of the patient. on the other found some reports found that the treatment leads to development of mutant virus.
CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY: News
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