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Many. They have special fluids which are flushed through the organs whilst they are being removed from the donor, to enable them to stay 'fresh' for longer. Also, they have a category of medicines called "immunosuppressants", which 99.9% of all organ recipients will use (permenently) after transplant. They are designed to prevent the recipients' antibodies from attacking the donated organ. This happens since the donated organ has different DNA to the recipient's body (unless the organ has been taken from a recipient's identical twin); when you implant different DNA into a person's body, the bodies' natural response is to try to 'kill it off', in a similar way to how a person's immune system kills of cold and 'flu germs. This reaction is called 'rejection', which can lead to failure of the transplanted organ. However 'immunosuppressants' are designed to stop organ rejection from happening, by making the bodies immune system slightly less efficient, so that it doesn't notice the new DNA. Immunosuppressants are quite effective at this.
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What are some risks of having a transplant?
If the donors tissue doesn't match yours, your bodies immune system sees the new organ as a threat and destroys it. After an organ transplant, you will need to take anti rejection medicines, or immunosuppressants, for as long as you have the donor organ. Because your immune system will try to destroy the new organ, anti rejection medicines are needed to decrease your immune system's response so the new organ stays healthy.
What is the purpose of a organ transplant?
Answer: The purpose of an organ transplant is to replace any vital organ not functioning and help revive (partial transplant)/make survival possible by donor organ.
What is the hardest organ to transplant?
it is a facial transplant
Are you against or for organ transplant?
are you against or for organ transplant cause i wanna know its for a science project
What is an organ transplant?
It is when a major organ is removed from the body and a replacement fitted or transplanted. Such as a heart transplant.
How do you find out if you are registered for organ transplant?
To find out if you are on the waiting list for an organ transplant, talk to the transplant coordinator at the hospital that your are registered with. If you wish to find out if you are a registered organ donor (in the UK), look at www.organdonation.nhs.uk/
What caused the first organ transplant?
Organ failure.
What is rejection of organ transplant called?
organ rejection
When an organ transplant is not accepted by an individual?
It results in "organ rejection".
What percentage of people are organ donors?
On avergage how many people in the United States will need an organ transplant? On average how many people in the world will need a organ transplant? Why is selling a organ illegal?
What 1945 development improved organ transplant success?
A kidney transplant between twins.
Which type of organ transplant did Christian Barnard first perform in 1967?
That was a heart transplant.
