There is increasing talk about treating new cases of coronavirus (Covid 19) with plasma, a treatment method that draws antibody from the blood of people recovering from Covid-19 and contributes to developing immunity and does not exacerbate the disease and may completely eliminate the virus according to recent results.

Many countries around the world have officially announced the start of experiments on this type of treatment ... while highlighting many important facts that must be found in order to be familiar with this type of treatment.

An ancient remedy

The first fact that should be known about this type of treatment is that it is an old method and not a modern medical innovation or invention, as many countries around the world used previously plasma treatment in the face of measles and mumps pandemics before developing anti-vaccines, and scientific evidence confirms that the plasma of the recovered reduced the risk of death Among the infected during the influenza pandemic that swept the world in 1918.

Recovered plasma was also used against SARS and MERS, which also belong to the coronavirus family such as Covid-19.

Promising experiences

Chinese researchers tested 245 patients who received plasma treatment from recovering patients, 91 of whom improved and symptoms were controlled.

The Chinese researchers pointed out that a number of patients were among the critical cases, and a good percentage of them recovered remarkably and declared their complete recovery from the virus.

The researchers confirmed that the results of the experiments are not considered a crucial factor and reliable evidence for the effectiveness of plasma by virtue of patients' exposure to other therapies in which antivirals have been used.

Blood banks

The formal adoption of plasma therapy, according to studies conducted by many countries around the world, could constitute a decisive shift in dealing with "Covid 19", which may be accompanied by an acceleration of blood banks and hospitals around the world towards securing sufficient quantities of plasma from people who have recovered from a covid infection. 19, whether by encouragement or even a counterpart.

It is worth noting that those who are infected with the epidemic cannot contribute to the blood donation process, and that the person who has recovered from the epidemic must wait 14 days before donating it, provided that his body is at the same time free from all infectious diseases such as AIDS / AIDS and dangerous liver diseases.

Technical approval

In light of the promising results .. many countries of the world announced the adoption of plasma therapy technology as one of the options applied in the treatment of people infected with Coronavirus "Covid 19".

The list of Arab countries that have embarked on the adoption of treatment included both the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. On the international level, China and Italy are among the first countries to adopt this technology alongside the United States of America, Russia, Japan and other countries.

The World Health Organization has indicated that plasma use is a "very valid" approach to testing, but it is important to have the appropriate timing to further enhance patient immunity and said that union plasma has proven to be "effective and life-saving" against other infectious diseases.

Mechanism of treatment

"Plasma" is defined as a part of the liquid blood in which the antibodies are concentrated after a disease, which is extracted from the blood of the recovered people to be used in the treatment of people with the same disease, especially those classified in a dangerous condition.

And the plasma contains an important amount of antibiotics that are able to strengthen the patient's immunity in the face of the risk of the virus, and there are of these antigens what is known as "EEG", which is found in the blood of patients and patients who were able to overcome it.

In addition to "IGG" that remains in the blood for years, other antibiotics called "IGM" are available in the human body that does not exceed six months, but these antibiotics have the ability to counter viruses that attack the human body, but they are "It decreases in the elderly," explaining that older people are more at risk if they develop Covid-19.