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Tamil Nadu To Begin Plasma Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients
Published On: July 10, 2020 | Duration: 0 MIN, 55 SEC
With more than 46,000 active cases, the Tamil Nadu government has announced that it will turn to plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients. Chennai will have a plasma bank. A few other districts will also be allowed to use plasma therapy as treatment. The state health minister has appealed to the patients who have recovered to donate their plasma.
How Will Plasma Therapy Save Lives?
- Based on the concept of passive immunity
- Plasma contains components like blood cells, antibodies, protein, hormones etc. Infusing antibodies from a recovered patient will activate immunity in the patients
- Antibodies from donor plasma will be retained in blood for 2-3 weeks