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Houston hospital first in US to try coronavirus blood transfusion therapy

Plasma from someone who has recovered from Covid-19 contains antibodies made by the immune system to attack the virus

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The concept dates back to the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 29 2020 | 2:33 PM IST

A prominent US hospital here has infused the blood of a patient, who has recovered from Covid-19, into a critically ill patient, becoming the first medical facility in the country to try the experimental therapy.

The individual, who has been in good health for more than two weeks since being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, donated the blood plasma for what is known as the convalescent serum therapy at the Houston Methodist Hospital.

The concept dates back to the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

"Convalescent serum therapy could be a vital treatment route because unfortunately there is relatively little to

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