Answer to Question #275294 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Danaisha

Question

Many years ago, there was a famous case of a boy born with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). His physicians placed him in a pathogen-free chamber that resembled a giant glass bubble. What purpose was served by doing this? What treatments are available today that might have helped this boy?

Answer 1

The purpose of the experiment was to keep the boy alive by protecting him from other diseases that could make his deficiency worse or possibly kill him.

In recent days, a treatment for the SCID would be a bone marrow transplant.