Plasma therapy not a cure for virus: Ministry of National Health Services (NHS)

Plasma therapy not a cure for virus: Ministry of National Health Services (NHS)

The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Tuesday announced that plasma therapy should not be considered as a cure for coronavirus. After increase in illegal sale and purchase of convalescent plasma, the ministry warned people about serious side effects of plasma therapy. Since CP is still an experimental therapy, it can only be safely used under controlled settings as part of research protocol.

Read also: Booming businesses: Plasma donors and hospitals exploit pandemic

The side effects of CP include febrile reactions [temperature increase and sometimes headache and back pain], allergic reactions, transfusion-associated circulatory overload, bronchospasm, transfusion-related acute lung injury and transmission of diseases like HIV, hepatitis B and C and others.

Source: Dawn

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