Stem Cell Therapy is a modern biotechnology that uses stem cells that
come from different parts of one’s body and are of different kinds such as embryonic,
adult, and tissue-specific, just to name a few. Stem cells are premature cells that have the
ability to divide themselves into various kinds of cells in the body. Moreover, they are
able to regenerate and mend damaged tissues from which they came from.
There are several views on this biotechnology. Some researchers such as
Paul Knoepfler define or view it as the stepping stone to medicinal advancement and
discoveries such as the area of cancer, neural diseases, and as well as beauty. Others such
as Maureen Condic define it as a trickster in such a way that it incurs a placebo …show more content…
In terms of types of infections,
bacterial infections are more probable to occur than those that are viral (Ladock, 2015).
Bacterial infections are deemed to be more serious than those that are viral since viral
infections are easier to treat than those that are bacterial. Viral infections can be easily
seen through the common cold or a sore throat and can be simply treated through nasal
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decongestant or antihistamine while bacterial infections usually arise from secondary
infections and are treated through antibiotic medications. Bacterial infections can last for
10 days or more while viral infections last at an average of a week only (Eastern Maine
Medical Center, 2015). Such infections are prominent to take place in the following …show more content…
Another post-treatment side effect that one may garner is a low platelet count.
With this low platelet count, the blood’s ability to clot is decreased which leads to one’s
uncontrolled bleeding. If the degree of how low an individual’s platelet count is high,
then he or she may experience hemorrhage which is excessive bleeding. As the platelet
count is reduced after a stem cell treatment, the red blood cell count is being reduced as
well which results to anemia, the condition wherein blood lacks ample amount of healthy
hemoglobin (WebMD, 2015). Along with anemia, fatigue, malaise, and paleness may
follow (Ladock, 2015). Nordqvist (2014) states that fatigue is the physical and mental
state of being tired and feeling of weakness. Similar to fatigue is malaise which is the
general feeling of discomfort (Vorvick, 2015).
The most prominent and common side effect that results from stem cell treatment
is the graft-versus-host disease. In a stem cell treatment, the stem cell that one will
receive is called the graft and the one who will undergo stem cell treatment is called the
host. What happens in graft-versus-host disease is when the stem cells that the
come from different parts of one’s body and are of different kinds such as embryonic,
adult, and tissue-specific, just to name a few. Stem cells are premature cells that have the
ability to divide themselves into various kinds of cells in the body. Moreover, they are
able to regenerate and mend damaged tissues from which they came from.
There are several views on this biotechnology. Some researchers such as
Paul Knoepfler define or view it as the stepping stone to medicinal advancement and
discoveries such as the area of cancer, neural diseases, and as well as beauty. Others such
as Maureen Condic define it as a trickster in such a way that it incurs a placebo …show more content…
In terms of types of infections,
bacterial infections are more probable to occur than those that are viral (Ladock, 2015).
Bacterial infections are deemed to be more serious than those that are viral since viral
infections are easier to treat than those that are bacterial. Viral infections can be easily
seen through the common cold or a sore throat and can be simply treated through nasal
10Stem cell therapy
decongestant or antihistamine while bacterial infections usually arise from secondary
infections and are treated through antibiotic medications. Bacterial infections can last for
10 days or more while viral infections last at an average of a week only (Eastern Maine
Medical Center, 2015). Such infections are prominent to take place in the following …show more content…
Another post-treatment side effect that one may garner is a low platelet count.
With this low platelet count, the blood’s ability to clot is decreased which leads to one’s
uncontrolled bleeding. If the degree of how low an individual’s platelet count is high,
then he or she may experience hemorrhage which is excessive bleeding. As the platelet
count is reduced after a stem cell treatment, the red blood cell count is being reduced as
well which results to anemia, the condition wherein blood lacks ample amount of healthy
hemoglobin (WebMD, 2015). Along with anemia, fatigue, malaise, and paleness may
follow (Ladock, 2015). Nordqvist (2014) states that fatigue is the physical and mental
state of being tired and feeling of weakness. Similar to fatigue is malaise which is the
general feeling of discomfort (Vorvick, 2015).
The most prominent and common side effect that results from stem cell treatment
is the graft-versus-host disease. In a stem cell treatment, the stem cell that one will
receive is called the graft and the one who will undergo stem cell treatment is called the
host. What happens in graft-versus-host disease is when the stem cells that the