With cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rising across the country, it is more important than ever that people with symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell, or diarrhea get tested for coronavirus. Even if you feel fine, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention advises getting tested if you were in close contact with an infected person.
There are diagnostic and antibody tests. Diagnostic tests identify who is actively infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. They are different from antibody tests, which identify if you were infected at some point in the past. Following are the popular diagnostic and antibody tests:
- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
- ANTIBODY
- RAPID MOLECULER
Nasal swab PCR tests for the presence of COVID-19. A nasal swab is inserted into the nostril to obtain a sample. On average, results are usually available within 48-72 hours. Book an appointment for a COVID-19 test here: PCR test for COVID-19 in New York.
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause respiratory illness in humans. They are called “corona” because of crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the common cold are examples of coronaviruses that cause illness in humans.
The new strain of coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It has since spread to every country around the world.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, enters your body through your mouth, nose or eyes (directly from the airborne droplets or from the transfer of the virus from your hands to your face). It then travels to the back of your nasal passages and mucous membrane in the back of your throat. It attaches to cells there, begins to multiply and moves into lung tissue. From there, the virus can spread to other body tissues.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV2) or the COVID-19 virus has led to a global pandemic causing havoc all across.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 600,000 deaths in the United States since the start of 2020 and more than 4 million globally.
RNA is a type of genetic code that can be translated into proteins that allow the virus to replicate.
During its RNA duplication, the virus would typically have a distinct chemical genetic signature -; a string of molecules, or bases, that appends to one end of SARS-CoV-2's RNA backbone.This chemical signature would normally be recognizable by the body and produce an immune response, but the virus has a special way of hiding the extra molecules and sneaking into the body undetected.
The research team used the resources of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Argonne, to test a new treatment option that may foil this mechanism.The research was led by Andrzej Joachimiak of Argonne and the University of Chicago, with Argonne protein crystallographer Youngchang Kim and University of Chicago structural biologist Natalia Maltseva and their colleagues.
Joachimiak is the director of the Structural Biology Center (SBC) at the APS, and the research team used the high-powered X-ray beams generated there to study one of the virus's proteins, called Nsp15.This protein acts like a molecular scissors, cutting regions of the virus that are involved in its ability to make copies of itself.
As more and more of those strings of molecules -; made up of uridine, one of the main components of nucleic acid -; are produced, the Nsp15 molecule removes them, essentially giving the virus the haircut it needs to pass undetected undercover.
The Rapid COVID Test Texas is a nasal swab administered test by the testing facility which tests for the active COVID-19 virus.
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COVID-19 continues to ravage the world over a year after it was declared a pandemic.As new variants prop up and vaccine inequalities worsen, whatever modest gains the world has made against the virus are under risk of being lost.Unless, that is, vaccine production is ramped up to ensure enough doses for one and all.The current global vaccine manufacturing capacity is just not sufficient to inoculate humanity against the virus anytime soon.
At the current pace, international herd immunity may take as late as 2024 to be achieved.What are the supply crunches affecting vaccine production?
And how can India - aka the "pharmacy of the world" - boost its vaccine manufacturing prowess in the near-term?Click link for a deep-dive: https://transfin.in/covid-19-vaccine-production-in-india-challenges-opportunities-and-solutions
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This test helps to find the IgG antibody to SARS-CoV-2.
The IgG antibody test is intended for the qualitative detection of IgG-class antibodies against COVID-19.
A positive IgG result indicates the previous infection with COVID-19.
A negative test result ensures that the antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 were not found in your sample.
This test is designed to detect antibodies up against the virus that causes COVID-19.
