Nod to Plasma Therapy and Heat Impact on COVID

Nod to Plasma Therapy

  • The Indian Council of Medical Research approved the clinical trial of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for COVID-19 patients.
  • Plasma contains antinodes and is the yellowish liquid component of the blood that fight against the infections.
  • States like Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi are set to use convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) .
convalescent plasma therapy (CPT)

Heat Impact on COVID

  • The spread of COVI-19 can be curb by a spike in the mercury.
  • Recent Hong Kong based study:
    • Over 90% of the virus remained on surface after 14 days of incubation at 4°C.
    • At 22°C about 50% remained after 7 days and none after 14 days.
    • At 37°C these virus halved and none remained later.
  • It has been further revealed that some strains of the virus can change depending on the environment.
  • Human Coronavirus Types
    • 229E (alpha)
    • NL63 (alpha)
    • OC43 (beta)
    • HKU1 (beta)
  • Three less-common ones
    • MERS-CoV, a beta virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
    • SARS-CoV, a beta virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
    • SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19
COVID-19 Heat Map

Examrace Team at Aug 24, 2021