COMPOSITION FOR ORGAN CRYOPRESERVATION AND TREATMENT OF VIRAL AND BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

摘要

Novel drug delivery devices, methods and therapeutic compositions are described for treating viral and microbial infections and wasting syndromes in an animal, including a human patient. According to the invention, a polar compound such as dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide is administered to a patient in need of treatment, preferably by a transdermal route. The invention further provides a vaccine prepared from antibodies harvested from the body of a patient treated by the method of the invention for a viral infection.