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To: Red Badger

Gamma globulin is the term of a family of blood fractions, some of which include immunoglobulins. These are present in the blood serum of the patient who has developed antibodies, and can greatly mitigate the effects of the disease. This procedure was used as a last-ditch stand against the effects of an active case of polio, in the days before a vaccine was available. It has always been scarce supply.


2 posted on 03/17/2020 10:34:00 AM PDT by alloysteel (Freedom is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that..)
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To: alloysteel

Any theory why those with Blood Type A may be more susceptible to the virus? And Type O less vulnerable?


3 posted on 03/17/2020 10:40:20 AM PDT by RummyChick
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