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Emergence of ancient convalescent plasma (CP) therapy: To manage COVID-19 pandemic.


ABSTRACT: Since December 2019, the human populations of the 195 global countries continue experiencing grave health and life threats due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the novelty of the pathogen, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), at present there is lack of preventive as well as therapeutic options for treating and managing the infection. The use of ancient immunotherapeutic technique - the convalescent plasma (CP) therapy, may act as an immediate and available option to control the COVID-19 pandemic. This review provides a concept and understanding on the CP therapy, its potential to control SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The CP therapy might act as an immediate saviour for society from the virus. Although the CP therapy has exert affirmative result against COVID-19 it has not been recommended for long time use in COVID-19 and this review gives support for its possible application.

SUBMITTER: Dassarma B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Emergence of ancient convalescent plasma (CP) therapy: To manage COVID-19 pandemic.

Dassarma Barsha B   Tripathy Satyajit S   Matsabisa Motlalepula M  

Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine 20201205 1


Since December 2019, the human populations of the 195 global countries continue experiencing grave health and life threats due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the novelty of the pathogen, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), at present there is lack of preventive as well as therapeutic options for treating and managing the infection. The use of ancient immunotherapeutic technique - the convalescent plasma (CP) therapy, may act as an immediate and ava  ...[more]

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