Gammaglobulin antitussive: how it is produced, how effective it is against mites

Gammaglobulin is a drug that contains antibacterial or anti-viral antibodies. One of the varieties of gamma globulins are immunoglobulins.

Gammaglobulin antitussive, or immunoglobulin, is the main means of prevention against tick-borne encephalitis.

Tick-borne encephalitis

This is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system. The carriers of this very serious disease are mites, which in the spring and summer period are an incredible number in forests and parks.

The incubation period in tick-borne encephalitis is 1-3 weeks. The disease begins with a high fever and severe headache.

If you are bitten by a tick, do not panic. The most important thing in the fight against encephalitis is to gain time when the virus has already got into the blood, but there are no symptoms of the disease.

For this purpose, this gamma globulin is used. The use of gamma globulin reduces the likelihood of disease.

When leaving for nature, you must take precautions, dress so that the mites can not get under the clothes and conduct a thorough examination of the body in time to identify the mite.

Immunoglobulin

Gammaglobulin against ticks is administered in the first hours after the mite has sucked.

Immunoglobulin is obtained from the blood of people who have been infected with encephalitis. Like any blood product, gammaglobulin has a high price and side effects. Therefore, never introduce this medication yourself.

The production of immunoglobulin requires blood with a high titer of antibodies to the virus, while donors should not be carriers of hepatitis, HIV and other infections. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to make an immunoglobulin.

Data on the benefits of gamma globulin are highly controversial. In Europe, for example, gamma globulin is not used as a preventive agent, preferring vaccination. None of the emergency preventive measures is comparable in effectiveness to vaccination.

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