Success of an Organ Transplant

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9/3/2015.
Organ transplants are usually as a result of the failure of some organs within an individual’s body to function properly, or a complete malfunction altogether. In such situations, in order to save a life, it is important that the damaged organ is removed and replaced by another healthier one from a willing donor .Medically; organ transplants are usually dependent on a number of factors, both avoidable and unavoidable. The most likely unavoidable scenario during a transplant is the incidence of a virus, which can exist in the air surrounding the organ, or has affected the organ already.
When such a situation happens, it becomes extremely tough for the organ to be saved, or if the transplanted, it becomes tough for the recipient to survive the scourge. In the case of a lung transplant, the most probable virus to attack is the one causing bronchiolitis. When it attacks, it causes the inflammation of the lung passage ways, thereby interfering with the flow of oxygen within the system (Caplan, 2015).
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