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In reply to the discussion: First COVID-19 critically ill patient at UMass Memorial treated with plasma showing significant [View all]gristy
(10,667 posts)4. some info on that
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/coronavirus-immunity-questions-answered/
If you get measles, Swartzberg explains, youll be immune for the rest of your life. Your bodys antibodies and the cells that produce them will be ready to fight off the virus if you ever encounter it again. Thats a typical response to an infectious disease, he says. But not all infectious diseases. In the case of syphilis, for instance, we dont develop immunity in the same way.
Historically, with other human coronavirusesthe ones that nobody talks about because they basically only cause the common coldexperts have observed limited immunity after an infection. Once you get one of those viruses, says Graham, you typically gain immunity for a couple of years.
Its not yet clear which camp COVID-19 falls into. Its too early to tell what kind of immune response people are amounting to this virus and if theyre able to produce the proper kinds of antibodies that would neutralize a subsequent infection, Graham says.
Historically, with other human coronavirusesthe ones that nobody talks about because they basically only cause the common coldexperts have observed limited immunity after an infection. Once you get one of those viruses, says Graham, you typically gain immunity for a couple of years.
Its not yet clear which camp COVID-19 falls into. Its too early to tell what kind of immune response people are amounting to this virus and if theyre able to produce the proper kinds of antibodies that would neutralize a subsequent infection, Graham says.
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CentralMass
Apr 2020
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Hoping that means that there are SOME antibodies produced and available after getting better
htuttle
Apr 2020
#3
I'm under the impression that there are a limited, although large number of different cold viruses.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2020
#14
I can work. Was being used effectively in the early 1900s but after vaccinations and antibiotics
GulfCoast66
Apr 2020
#10
A country doctor in Michigan used this to treat cancer, and it worked, back in the 90's.
BComplex
Apr 2020
#25