Post Views: 704 Imagine a technology that could revolutionise clinical diagnostics by providing swift and accurate results for a wide array of infectious diseases. The Biofire FilmArray is one such clinical tool that has transformed molecular diagnostics. Given its ability to provide rapid and precise results, it has become a vital instrument for healthcare professionals…
Post Views: 9,320 Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is a virus that affects and compromises the body’s immune system. An HIV-infected person is easily prone to additional, severe infections and diseases such as cancer. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS is the final stage of the 3rd stage of HIV. When HIV goes untreated for a…
Post Views: 3,348 Almost every year, the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a liver disease, is known to infect more than 57 million people worldwide. And the number of deaths caused by this chronic infection is equally overwhelming. Chronic Hepatitis C advances cases of hepatic cirrhosis, hepatocarcinoma and end-stage liver disease. Revolutionary treatments such as Direct-acting…
Post Views: 10,244 Global Statistics on HIV/AIDS released by UNAIDS reveal that in 2020, there were approximately 37.7 million people worldwide with HIV. Indeed, HIV is one of the most severe diseases in the world today. Despite the advanced methods of testing, this virus cannot be detected immediately after it is contracted. For timely detection…
Post Views: 9,951 Fact: The average risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood is 0.3 percent. Most HIV screening tests are fully automated and any look for antibodies to the virus. Consequently, a test performed before the onset of seroconversion will typically yield a negative result for the presence…
