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The new Corona virus pandemic, which is characterized by its rapid transmission between people, has recently become famous. Infection with the emerging corona virus leads to respiratory symptoms, the severity and severity of which varies from person to person, and some people are infected with the virus, but without any symptoms on them.
It is possible to diagnose the emerging corona disease by performing the necessary examination, which includes examining the virus to diagnose infection with the virus at the same moment, and it is also possible to conduct an examination of antibodies to the virus, through which the infection with the virus can be inferred at an earlier time.
People who show symptoms of the emerging coronavirus, people who have been in contact with infected people from a close distance of less than six feet for at least 15 minutes, and people who work in the health sector and are in contact with infected patients are often tested.
The examination to diagnose the emerging corona disease is not required of all people, but if the examination is performed, the isolation procedures must be adhered to inside the home and away from others until the result of the examination is issued.
Diagnosis of the emerging corona disease
One of the most important and first ways to diagnose the emerging corona virus is to monitor the various symptoms that appear on humans.
A person can be suspected of infection with the emerging corona virus when symptoms of disease appear on the person such as high temperature, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue and fatigue, muscle pain, headache, loss of smell and taste, sore throat, congestion and runny nose, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea.
It is not possible to confirm that a person is infected with the emerging coronavirus by monitoring symptoms alone, but the necessary examination must be carried out in order to obtain an accurate diagnosis.
The procedure for examining the emerging corona virus includes examining the genetic material or the emerging (antigen) of the virus, and a sample containing the genetic material is taken from the human respiratory system (a swab from the nose or mouth) to examine whether the symptoms appearing are related to infection with the emerging corona virus.
It is recommended to conduct an examination of the emerging corona virus for people with symptoms or who suspect they have been in contact with an infected person, to know the appropriate treatment methods, and to apply isolation and home quarantine procedures. It is not recommended to conduct the examination for those who do not have a history of contact or the appearance of symptoms with the examination.
Some of these tests do not take time, but the result can be obtained in less than an hour, some other centers send samples to the laboratory to be examined, and this takes from one to two days.
Virus antibody test
It is not recommended to use an antibody test for diagnosing an emerging corona disease, and an antibody test for the virus can be used to diagnose the disease after a period of time, but it can only be done after doing a coronavirus test in the primary way, as the virus antibody test is a secondary examination and not Basic.
The virus antibody test can also be used when diseases and symptoms suddenly appear on people, such as children with multiple inflammatory syndrome, which is often caused by a previous infection with the emerging corona virus.
The examination of antibodies to the virus helps researchers to understand the nature of the virus and its transmission between people in the community, and the examination of antibodies to the Corona virus works to detect prior infection with the virus even if the patient does not show any symptoms.
Other laboratory tests related to diagnosing the emerging corona disease
1- Lab tests Lymphocytopenia is one of the most important laboratory results that can be obtained when infected with the emerging corona disease, and it usually appears as a result of lymphocytopenia in humans in 83% of patients in the hospital.
In addition to the lack of lymphocytes, there are several factors that can indicate the presence of infection and inflammation in the body, such as (C-reactive protein).
2- Radiography The results of chest radiographs show an abnormality when compared to previous images before infection with the emerging corona disease, but this disorder cannot be clearly observed at first.
CT images of the chest do not clearly show the defect, and it is difficult to diagnose because it overlaps with many diseases, so it is recommended to perform a chest radiograph.
Based on the results of chest CT scans vary widely, conducting this examination alone is not sufficient to diagnose the emerging corona disease.
