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- Antibodies
- Antibodies are proteins that are formed as a reaction product to certain infectious substances and work for the body's immune system.
- Blood donation
- A voluntary submission of a certain amount of blood is called blood donation.
- Blood plasma
- Blood plasma is the liquid and cell-free part of the blood. It serves as a transport medium for coagulation factors and necessary proteins.
- Colloid osmotic pressure
- Colloid osmotic pressure (KOD) is the part of the osmotic pressure that is caused by the colloids of a solution.
- Convalescence
- Disease phase in which symptoms already subside to full recovery.
- Corona virus
- The corona virus (Sars-CoV-2) causes the Covid-19 disease.
- Covid-19
- The disease caused by the new corona virus is called Covid-19.
- ECMO
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an intensive medical technique in which a machine takes over all or part of the respiratory function of patients.
- Hyperimmune serum
- Blood serum with a high proportion of specific antibodies against a specific infection.
- Hyperimmunization
- Hyperimmunization is the vaccination against a specific pathogen.
- Hyperimmunoglobulin
- Hyperimmunoglobulin(s) are antibodies against a specific pathogen.
- Immunity donation
- With immunity donation, antibodies from cured infected people are obtained by donating blood and transferred to an acutely ill patient or for prevention.
- MERS
- MERS is the abbreviation for "middle east respiratory syndrome", which is caused by the MERS corona virus.
- Plasma donation
- Plasma donation is a form of blood donation in which the blood plasma is obtained from the donor's blood.
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia is the technical term for inflammation of the lungs.
- Polyclonal antibodies
- Polyclonal antibodies are antibodies that are obtained from the immunization of mammals or birds.
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- In pulmonary fibrosis, the volume of the lungs is reduced, so that breathing is restricted.
- SARS
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS
- Sars-Cov-2
- Name of the new coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease.
- Ventilation
- Ventilation is an artificially induced lung respiration. It serves as a replacement or support in the event of non-existent or insufficient spontaneous breathing.