Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome "Bubble Boy" Disease

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science was not as advanced and developed as it is today. He probably could have lived longer if scientists knew what is known now. Moreover, David was used as a guinea pig or experimental subject in determining what is a beneficial treatment for his immune system disorder. He was born with a disorder called Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome (SCID). The "combined" part is included because the disease affects the two types of white blood cells necessary for fighting off infections, the T-cell and B-cell; these two significant cells are defected. They are scientifically known as the T and B lymphocytes. In most immune disorders, only one of the white blood cells are defected, not both. In David Vetter's case, he had a form of SCID that affects only males. It did not affect his sister Katherine Vetter. But it did affect his brother who was born before him, also named David, who died from this disease during infancy. Thus, David's parents knew that their next son was ...

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that worked on him persuaded David's parents to give them permission to perform an unmatched bone marrow transplant to treat him. The donor would be his sister Katherine. The team claimed that advances and success rates have been depicted in unmatched transplants, so the parents agreed. The transplant was done by intravenous lines penetrating into the bubble. The operation temporarily succeeded and doctors said that he would be able to leave the bubble very soon. But unfortunately after those few months, the boy became sick for the first time in his life. He dealt with diarrhea, vomiting and a high fever; intestinal bleeding was also shown during his sickness. His illness was ...

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