According to the center for disease control, tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria in the air spread from person to person. If tuberculosis is not treated, the disease can become fatal. Luckily for most, medication is available to treat and stop the spread of tuberculosis, so long as this is taken within an appropriate […]
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The emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak has shaken economies of the developed nations and even the health care system. This article explores different techniques being used across the globe for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in humans their principle, test procedure, turn around time, test environment, pros, and cons. Here is a list of COVID-19 test […]
Lateral flow assay (LFA) is commonly used in point of care testing because of its great convenience and efficiency. In this article, we are introducing the science behind later flow assays and the applications in the following areas: COVID-19 antibody rapid test Neutralizing antibody test for COVID-19 vaccine development Pregnancy (HCG hormone) test The human […]
The Lateral Flow Test The lateral flow test is a paper-based medical device for the qualitative detection of the presence or absence of target analytes in samples such as whole blood, plasma, serum, or fingertip blood. The lateral flow tests are easy to operate, affordable, and usually show results in 5-20 minutes.The development and operating […]
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting more than 200 countries around the world and considering that a large number of cases are asymptomatic (or present with very mild symptoms) and that testing has not been performed on the entire population, only a fraction of the SARS-CoV-2 infected population is detected, confirmed through a laboratory test, and officially reported […]
COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people. This occurred with MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV, and now with the virus that causes COVID-19. The […]