We are a group of people with same mindset, having inclination towards doing good karma in life & understand the importance of it.In current pandemic situation of Covid19, families are losing lives of their loved ones, who got infected with Covid19.
It is our ISR(Individual Social responsibility) for the society.
There is myth that one cannot contribute to the society during lockdown, sitting at home, but irony is, we who believes in the fact-“Where there is will there is a way” , are doing their karma(action), by making a bridge between Possible Plasma Donors and Covid19 Patients.
We are hopeful that this bridge which we have named “Plasmadonor” will help the society in saving lives of their loved ones.
Plasma is in everyone. Plasma is the colourless liquid part of blood in which the blood cells viz. RBCs, WBCs, Platelets and other cellular components etc float. It is single largest component of the blood. It comprises 55% of the blood in body. And it contains water , salts, enzymes, antibody and other proteins. Different constituents of Plasma perform different important functions in the body. Antigens are molecules capable of stimulating an immune response. Antibodiesare proteins produced by immune system. Antibodies help to fight the disease.
Blood is drawn from the donor, plasma is separated from blood by special procedures and is administered in the blood of the recipient.The process for donating plasma is similar to donating blood and takes about an hour. Plasma donors are hooked up to a small device that removes plasma while simultaneously returning red blood cells to their bodies. Unlike regular blood donation in which donors have to wait for red blood cells to replenish between donations,plasma can be donated more frequently, as often as twice a week,it said.
Plasma therapy uses antibodies found in the blood from recovered patients to introduce to those under treatment
The plasma therapy was most famously used during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also used during the Ebola epidemic, which started in 2013 and in 2003 against SARS. Even now, there is no vaccine or cure for SARS. The plasma therapy is also used against measles, bacterial pneumonia and numerous other infections before modern medicine came along.
Blood and plasma have been used to treat many other conditions, and they're usually very safe. The risk of contracting COVID-19 infection from receiving convalescent plasma therapy is very low because the plasma donor has fully recovered from the infection.
An antibody test is a screening for antibodies in blood. It is also called a serology test.The antibody test isn’t checking for the virus itself. Instead, it looks to see whether your immune system -- your body’s defense against illness -- has responded to the infection.
A coronavirus test, sometimes called a diagnostic test, looks for signs of active virus. It’s simpler and faster than an antibody test. But it tells you only if you have the virus in your body at the moment when you’re tested.An antibody test shows that you had the virus at some point in the past. It could be gone, or you could still be contagious.
Antibodies develops in 14 to 28 days, and it will last till 2-3 months.
Even though you may be enthusiastic about donating Plasma/blood, you may not be eligible. This is determined through an initial screening process know more about plasma donation.
We collect the database of potential donors, and potential recipients, and share it with the potential donors and needy recipients who have registered themselves with our website as and when requisition is received.
Convalescent plasma therapy is an experimental procedure, that some doctors are using for people with severe corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Please get advised from your treating doctor.