One concept that always transpires in today’s society is progression. In today’s community, people are always striving for ways to solve our issues and problems. In the medical field, doctors have begun the practice of xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation is the process of grafting and transplanting organs, cells, and tissues from a different species for human use. If society does end up adopting the use of xenotransplantation, it would become a major sustenance for the supply and demand for human organs to be transplanted. However, xenotransplantation has many concerns such as organ rejection, disease transmission, religious conflicts, identity, and legal actions that preserve the safety of organizations to be able to practice the procedure.
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Xenotransplantation has many potential risks such as transmissible diseases, infections, rejection of the organ, and the possibility of starting a plague. Humans can obtain infections by agents like bacteria, viruses, and fungi from xenotransplantation. The disease may be specific to a certain species, but humans may obtain these specific diseases that are derived from the animals through xenotransplantation. Additionally, the xenograft might not function the way we expect it to or reject it when replacing the human organ. After all, animals and humans live in different environments, respectively the organs would function differently compared to each other. Furthermore, the use of large doses of immunosuppressive drugs during the operation of xenotransplantation can make the patient prone to get infections from the air. The use of this drug subdues the immune system, making the patient vulnerable to infections. Xenotransplantation could potentially lead to a world-wide plague. There are controversies that the procedure of xenotransplantation can create a new deadly virus that could result in the next plague. (Bisong …show more content…
“According to the most current report from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), more than 107,241 Americans were waiting for organ transplantation as of May 2010. In 2009, 28,464 patients had transplants, and approximately 40% of listed candidates on waiting list were younger than 50 years” (Samdani para. 4). Due to the rising demand for organs, which are insufficiently supplied for the patients, scientists have adopted the use of animal organs to be transplanted into humans. Additionally, xenotransplantation could be very helpful for infants because their organs are too small to be replace by adult-sized organs. Assuming that the process of xenotransplantation is successful, it could resolve the lack of organs needed by the public. It can also be useful for newborns because their organs aren’t fully grown to be replaced full-sized donors. This technique can serve as a temporary substitute, until the scientists can find a permanent solution. Xenografts also gives surgeons adequate time to eliminate potential pathogens. Usually surgeons the organs of deceased bodies to transplant to another human host. This is far more efficient because the surgeons don’t have to worry about the transmission of diseases. In contrast, xenotransplantation requires the donor animal to live in a controlled and immune environment to ensure the elimination of potential pathogens (Bisong 48). Furthermore, animal donors could be
Xenotransplantation has many potential risks such as transmissible diseases, infections, rejection of the organ, and the possibility of starting a plague. Humans can obtain infections by agents like bacteria, viruses, and fungi from xenotransplantation. The disease may be specific to a certain species, but humans may obtain these specific diseases that are derived from the animals through xenotransplantation. Additionally, the xenograft might not function the way we expect it to or reject it when replacing the human organ. After all, animals and humans live in different environments, respectively the organs would function differently compared to each other. Furthermore, the use of large doses of immunosuppressive drugs during the operation of xenotransplantation can make the patient prone to get infections from the air. The use of this drug subdues the immune system, making the patient vulnerable to infections. Xenotransplantation could potentially lead to a world-wide plague. There are controversies that the procedure of xenotransplantation can create a new deadly virus that could result in the next plague. (Bisong …show more content…
“According to the most current report from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), more than 107,241 Americans were waiting for organ transplantation as of May 2010. In 2009, 28,464 patients had transplants, and approximately 40% of listed candidates on waiting list were younger than 50 years” (Samdani para. 4). Due to the rising demand for organs, which are insufficiently supplied for the patients, scientists have adopted the use of animal organs to be transplanted into humans. Additionally, xenotransplantation could be very helpful for infants because their organs are too small to be replace by adult-sized organs. Assuming that the process of xenotransplantation is successful, it could resolve the lack of organs needed by the public. It can also be useful for newborns because their organs aren’t fully grown to be replaced full-sized donors. This technique can serve as a temporary substitute, until the scientists can find a permanent solution. Xenografts also gives surgeons adequate time to eliminate potential pathogens. Usually surgeons the organs of deceased bodies to transplant to another human host. This is far more efficient because the surgeons don’t have to worry about the transmission of diseases. In contrast, xenotransplantation requires the donor animal to live in a controlled and immune environment to ensure the elimination of potential pathogens (Bisong 48). Furthermore, animal donors could be