Modern medicine uses in its practice both new and long-known means of treating and preventing diseases. The introduction of a mandatory calendar of preventive vaccinations made it possible to get rid of outbreaks of infectious pathology.
Many diseases today allow successful specific prophylaxis. Most often it is represented by immunization. Gamma globulin is a special fraction of the protein represented by antibodies. Today, there are three main types of gamma globulins. The structure of the latter may vary depending on the specific disease.
Scientific studies have confirmed the presence in human gamma globulin of antiviral and antibacterial antibodies to various diseases. Such features allow the use of these protein fractions for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.
Today, special preparations based on gamma globulin are known. These drugs undergo constant monitoring of pyrogen-free, sterility and harmlessness. They are active against measles, whooping cough, typhoid fever and polio, are used to prevent and treat the latter.
Gamma globulin is used as a means for specific immunoprophylaxis. Creating passive immunity for a certain, limited period, the tool is used for emergency prevention, since the speed of onset and development of the effect (resistance to antibodies of viruses and bacteria) is maximum.
Gamma globulin is elevated when an infectious agent attacks the human body. This protein compound is most actively used for prophylaxis in children. Such compounds are used for prophylaxis in those who have had contact with a patient with this infection. The average duration of passive immunity is three to four weeks.
Antistaphylococcal gamma globulin is used to prevent staph infection. The duration of immunity developing in this case is two to three weeks. In addition, globulins are used to prevent adenovirus infections in organized children's groups (nurseries, kindergartens, schools), especially during the epidemic rise in incidence.
Specific prevention is also used for epidemic hepatitis, when gamma globulin is administered to children in nurseries, kindergartens and schools. The dosage of the drug is 1 ml. The icteric period in this case is halved, liver function is restored faster, which reduces the possibility of complications.
Children in contact with polio patients are injected with gamma globulin at the rate of 0.3 milliliters per kilogram of the child’s body weight.
When a child comes in contact with a patient with scarlet fever, three to six milliliters of the corresponding globulin are administered at a time. This immunization reduces the risk of developing the disease.
Due to the property of globulins to stimulate the immune system, such drugs are used to treat debilitated patients with chronic diseases. The introduction of these drugs is justified in the case of long-term administration of antibacterial drugs, since the latter significantly reduce the activity of the protective properties of the body.
The medication is injected intramuscularly into the shoulder or upper-outer quadrant of the gluteal region.
Thus, gamma globulin is used today not only as a means for passive immunoprophylaxis, but also as an effective treatment for infectious diseases. The use of drugs based on gamma globulins has established itself as an effective means of restoring the human immune system.