Swine flu symptoms checker
Posted on November 9, 2009
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Swine influenza is a type A swine influenza virus from pigs caused by respiratory disease, the virus can cause flu outbreaks in pigs. Usually very few cases, human infection of swine influenza viruses. If what should be done with swine flu checks?
First, laboratory tests
1. Peripheral blood: the total number of white blood cells in general is not high or lower in patients with more severe the total number of leukocytes and lymphocytes and a reduction in platelet reduced;
2. Serological diagnosis: You can use the indirect ELISA antigen capture ELISA fluorescence immunoassay, etc.;
3. Anti-transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR): As the technology is simple, rapid and sensitive PCR specificity and other properties, have been used in the detection of swine influenza virus genetic and molecular epidemiological investigations, etc.;
4. Virus isolation: from the patient’s respiratory tract specimens (throat swab mouth gargle nasopharyngeal or tracheal aspiration material, sputum, or lung tissue) of swine influenza virus isolation methods are commonly used in chicken embryo cell culture inoculation method and the current diagnostic methods in the virus isolation method is more sensitive but requires 2-3 weeks.
2, chest imaging
When combined with pneumonia lung slice images can be seen a wide range of serious cases of flaky image
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