The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review

Sadeq Kadhim Hachim

doi:10.30935/ejmets/8016

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review

Sadeq Kadhim Hachim ¹ ^*

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European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 1, Article No: em2005

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Abstract

In the early of 2020, people are challenging a pandemic in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 causes coronavirus disease, abbreviated as COVID-19. At the time of this writing, SARS-CoV-2 is spreading in multiple countries worldwide. There are above two million cases in different region of world. This virus appears to be a new human pathogen. Currently there are no vaccines, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), or drugs available for SARS-CoV-2, though many are in rapid development and some may be accessible in a short time. This aim of this review that human convalescent serum is an option for stoppage and treatment of COVID-19 disease. Explain main advantage of convalescent serum, in addition to disadvantage of this method.

Keywords: COVID-19, convalescent serum, treatment, antibody

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Hachim, S. K. (2020). The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review. European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, 13(1), em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016

Hachim, S. K. (2020). The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review. European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, 13(1), em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016

Hachim SK. The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review. European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies. 2020;13(1), em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016

Hachim, Sadeq Kadhim. "The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review". European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies 2020 13 no. 1 (2020): em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016

Hachim, Sadeq Kadhim "The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review". European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, vol. 13, no. 1, 2020, em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016

Hachim SK. The Convalescent Serum for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: Review. European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies. 2020;13(1):em2005. https://doi.org/10.30935/ejmets/8016