convalescent plasma
Noun
Meaning
convalescent plasma (plural convalescent plasmas)
(medicine) The blood plasma of a person who has recovered from an infectious illness, which contains antibodies to the infectious disease factor (such as viruses). For convalescent plasma therapy, the plasma can be transfused into an ill victim of that disease as a treatment.
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Convalescent plasma is antibody-laden serum from the blood of people who've recovered from an infection.
Convalescent plasma should not be for sale and should be voluntarily donated for Covid-19 patients in need,” Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque said.
Convalescent plasma has been used for about 100 years as treatment for other diseases.
Convalescent plasma therapy, also called passive antibody therapy, seeks to obtain plasma from the blood of people who have recovered from the infection to inject into patients undergoing treatment.