-Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata At the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, a rapid antigen test is developed using novel optical technology, iStrip technology is used to measure the saliva even in a very low amount and after 15 minutes result is displayed on the instrument’s small screen. This efficient, quick, and cost-effective ($A25 per […]
Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata In Wuhan, after two months of corona pandemic recovered patients undergoes RT-PCR results from throat swab specimens and the results of serological COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for SARS-CoV-2 and 7.78% has positive RT-PCR test for SARS-COV2.IgG & dual IgG & IgM antibody is also detected respectively in 84.75% and […]
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Bacterial infections leading to diseases or in many of the times increasing the severity of another disease are one of the most common issues faced by human beings. Increased resistance against mostly used antibiotics (drugs) is presently the biggest concern for healthcare professionals and the general public. […]
-Husna, Amity University Kolkata The detailed study of SARS-CoV2 transmission patterns in India has revealed that over 70% of those who contract Covid-19 don’t pass it on any further, while a minority act as super-spreaders. The global study using the largest dataset of contacts, also shows that children play a major role in the transmission […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University As if the devastation caused by the ongoing pandemic was not enough that the health officials of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) have confirmed four new cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ( CCHF). Palghar, Maharashtra is under strict alert due to the same. India had earlier in 2011 […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The Chinese authorities attested that a various number of people in northwest China have tested positive for brucellosis, a bacterial disease which is supposedly infected through livestock carrying the bacteria Brucella, due to an outbreak that generated from a leak at a biopharmaceutical factory in the previous year. The factory […]
