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Why are transplanted organs often rejected by the person that receives them?
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∙ 12y ago
i think it is because they have a different blood type that wont work in their body
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoBecause of the immune system. It regards them as something which harms the body.
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Why are transplanted organs often rejected by the person that receiceves them?
Because people might think that the organ doners may have AIDS or HIV and do not want to catch it from them by getting the transplant.
Were do they get the organs to be transplanted?
Kidney's are usually transplanted from a family member who is a match as you only need one. Other organs such as lungs and heart are transplanted from a recently deceased person who had opted to donate their organs at the time of their death, they are then removed from the donor and taken to the receipient who is in most need of the particular organ who is most likely to be a match. (blood type etc. is taken into consideration)
Why do organs need transplanting sometimes?
Organs get transplanted due to disease or deformity. So if a person's heart started to fail due to disease, they may be eligible for a new heart if any are available and have the correct blood type.
How might organs transplants which are meant to save a person life endanger the person?
An organ transplant can cause tissue rejection, where the patient's immune system tries to destroy the transplanted organ, because the foreign organ is mistaken for pathogens.
Does the lens of an eye stop working after death if so why?
No, the eye can still function normally if transplanted into a living person. Just because a person has died does not mean their organs don't work, it just means the dead person doesn't use them any longer.
Do you have to be dead to donate blood?
Yes, certain organs, e.g., one of a person's two kidneys, or part of the liver, can be transplanted from a living donor.
What wast the first organ to be successfully transplanted from a cadaver what was the first organ to be successfully transplanted from a cadaver to a live person?
kidney
First organ successfully transplanted from dead person?
A heart.
Can a person become addicted to smoking by receiving a transplanted kidney from a smoker?
No
When a person dies can you re use their lungs?
Lungs can be transplanted, if they are fresh.
What was the first organ successfully transplanted from a cadaver to a live person?
A kidney.
What is antirejection drugs?
Medication that keeps a person from rejecting a transplanted organ.
