Category: Antibodies
Antibody therapies for the prevention and treatment of viral infections
Post Views: 2,139 The recent and still ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 shook the world in ways unimaginable. Labs worldwide were urged to find therapies to prevent and treat this deadly viral infection. Today one often hears the word ‘antibodies’ mentioned during this disease’s treatment and recovery phase. But, What are antibodies? What are the antibody…
Signs of Seroconversion and How to Avoid HIV
Post Views: 11,487 Global Statistics on HIV/AIDS released by UNAIDS reveal that in 2020, there were approximately 37.7 million people worldwide with HIV. Indeed, HIV is one of the most severe diseases in the world today. Despite the advanced methods of testing, this virus cannot be detected immediately after it is contracted. For timely detection…
HIV Seroconversion: Symptoms, Tests, and Treatment
Post Views: 10,913 Fact: The average risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood is 0.3 percent. Most HIV screening tests are fully automated and any look for antibodies to the virus. Consequently, a test performed before the onset of seroconversion will typically yield a negative result for the presence…
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID-19
Post Views: 1,408 Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-created proteins that replicate the immune system’s capacity to combat diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2, like other infectious organisms, can change over time, resulting in specific therapies failing to act against particular variations, such as the Omicron. Monoclonal antibodies are medicinal agents being researched to treat COVID-19. These…