simple protein therapy

Question	Answer
disadvantages to simple protien therapies	1. supply 2. contamination by bacterian viruses protozoans 3. prion diseases 4. HIV
advantages of human and animal derived products	cheap natural product
when can you use simple protein therapies?	if pt lacks a protien that can be supplied through blood, diet or into lungs
WHO recommends that blood be screened for...	HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis.
Of 148 countries that provided WHO data for screening, ?? reported that they were not able to screen all donated blood for one or more of these infections.	41
WHO estimates that the lack of effective blood supply screening results in up to...	1. 16 million new hepatitis B 2. 5 million new hepatitis C 3. 160 000 cases of HIV every year.

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