Plasma therapy refers to the transfer of plasma from immuned patients to the infected patients, who are still fighting with the foregin pathogen. In details, when one person is recovered from Corona virus or other disease, he recovered because he has developed antibodies against that virus or pathogen.

So now his plasma in blood contains that antibody. Now when the immuned persons plasma is containing the antibody is transferred to the infected person they also develops immune against the virus, this is called plasma transfusion or plasma therapy.

This therapy came into play because during the Spanish Flu in 1918, Diptheria Outbreak in 1920s, Flesh Eating Bacteria in 1930s and I recent Ebola outbreak, the effectiveness of this therapy has varied.

To tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the Convalescent plasma therapy could be a better solution for the treatment of Coronavirus patients. But what is this therapy is ?