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Old 12th Apr 2008, 16:10
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DX Wombat
 
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blood of adult chicken pox sufferers is worth bottling. Evidently used in the treatment of some forms of childhood leukemia.
It is used to make ZIG - Zoster Immune Globulin which is used to give temporary immunity to particularly susceptible / immuno-suppressed, adults and children such as those undergoing chemotherapy. We have used it for for tiny neonates born to mums with Chickenpox, or whose siblings are infected with it.
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