Convalescent plasma therapy is an experimental treatment when no drug has been proved to safe and effective in the treatment of COVID-19. Recent research has shown that who contracted SARS CoV-2 have developed antibodies that can react to coronavirus. An old method to fight infectious diseases has resurfaced. This notion was first introduced in the late 19th century when physiology Emily von Behring, he observed antibodies in recovered patients serum can be used for treatment, for that he got Nobel prize for use of serum in diphtheria patients.
So it is an old idea, could be used for this COVID pandemic, this method seems feasible at this time. It's effective in moderately ill patients, when used within 5 to 10 days after their diagnosis, its decreases hospital stay, oxygen requirement, and viral load. Convalescent plasma transfusion has been used since 1918 in the Spanish flu pandemic,…
