It has emerged that two elderly coronavirus patients in South Korea made a full recovery after receiving blood plasma treatment. Now health authorities say that plasma treatment guidelines will be announced within days.

South Korean researchers have proved the effectiveness of blood plasma treatment on coronavirus patients. Doctors at Yonsei severance hospital in Seoul administered plasma therapy on to elderly coronavirus patients; a 67-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man. They were treated with plasma from people who had recovered and have developed antibodies to the virus enabling their bodies to protect themselves from the virus attacks.

One of the patients was discharged after making a full recovery while the other is said to be sent home soon. The patients continued to suffer from acute – respiratory distress syndrome even after antiviral treatment. Then it was decided to cool with the plasma treatment in combination with the steroids.

Plasma is a yellowish blood fluid you get from centrifuging blood. It carries various nutrients including protein as well as antibodies. Antibodies which are twice shaped proteins produced by the immune system stop intruders from harming the body. These invaders called antigens can be viruses, bacteria or other chemicals. Antibodies also enable macrophages to engulf viruses and bacteria.

The South Korean government says it will soon provide detailed guidelines for the treatment which was also used to treat patients through the MERS outbreak. The guidelines for plasma treatment are nearly dawn and Winzip telemedicine research on other means of attrition. For now, it’s crucial to secure enough plasma from people who have fully recovered from Covid19.

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