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If you are unlucky enough to have a failing organ. And a better, healthier one is available. they will give you an organ transplant. This will change your life. take for an example. You have renal failure due to stage 2 Diabetes's. You need new kidneys. Some poor soul has lost their life in a horrible accident. And they have a little note on the back of their license saying that the are a organ donor. they then track you down and in a long surgery process you may have a new life.
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What are the most common organs needed for transplanting?
Some of the most common organs that people usually transplant include kidneys and hearts. People get these organs from relatives or some people who sign up before death.
Why is the list of living donor organs much shorter than the list of ddeceased donor organs?
The answer is obvious. Many of the organs transplanted are organs that people cannot live without. These organs are transplanted from people who have passed on and left it their will to transplant certain organs from their body.
Was an animal heart transplant to a baby?
NO. you can't transplant organs from one species to another.
How do you clone organs for human transplant?
It involves having sex with your mom....... with some butter on a twig
What problems do the number of donors and the number of people receiving transplants and the number of people on the transplant list show?
Because few people donate their organs, the list of people on the transplant list exceed the supply. If more doners join the doner list more people will benefit.
Which transplant method would prevent the rejection of tissue after an organ transplant?
Using organs cloned from the cells of the patient.
Which transplant method would prevent the rejection tissue after an organ transplant?
Using organs cloned from the cells of the patient.
What is the difference between organ transplant and artificial organs?
An organ transplant is when organs are taken out of human organ donors and placed into another human, but artificial organs are either grown in science labs from stem cells or electronic organs that are usually made of plastic or metal.
Why do organs have to be a match?
Organs have to be a match for an organ transplant because if they don't your blood will attack anything foreign to your body including non matching organs.
How much does a new lung for a lung transplant cost?
It is against the law in the US to sell human organs for transplant. That is why they are called organ DONOR programs.
What is Xenon transplant?
If you mean a "xenotransplant", it is a transplant of animal organs to a human. These types of transplant are incredibly rare, since xenotransplantation just does not work long term - animal organs do not work in humans. (Sometimes xenotransplantation is used to bridge a gap for a very ill patient, until a human organ becomes available).
Are there enough organs available for transplants?
Not enough for everybody waiting for a transplant to receive one.
