PLASMA THERAPY
- November 19, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Science & tech
Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for treating COVID-19.
Concept:
- Plasma is the liquid part of the blood.
- Convalescent plasma, extracted from the blood of patients recovering from an infection, is a source of antibodies against the infection.
- The therapy involves using their plasma to help others recover.
- For Covid-19, this has been one of the treatment options.
- The donor would have to be a documented case of Covid-19 and healthy for 28 days since the last symptoms.