This quick HIV test involves a swab of the top and bottom gums using the stick included in the kit. The stick then goes into a vial containing a developer solution. Results are available in 20 to ...

As winter settles over Australia, it's not just the drop in temperature we notice—there's also a sharp rise in respiratory ...

MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.

Cervical cancer (cancer of the cervix) is preventable and curable, only if it is detected early and managed effectively. Yet it is the 4th most common cancer among women worldwide, with the disease ...

“Upper respiratory symptoms including runny nose or cough suggest a viral infection, unless you are unfortunate to have both strep throat and another respiratory virus simultaneously,” Hart said. It’s ...

India has witnessed a surge in Covid cases once again. Most of them have been attributed to JN.1, a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant, whic ...

There are two methods of at-home testing: Home collection tests: The test kit prompts you to collect a sample at home (a nose or throat swab) and send it to a lab. The lab then performs a ...

She described a 4-week history of fevers, dry cough, and a sore throat. For 3 weeks of this 4-week period, she also suffered abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, and nausea which had resolved by the time ...

2004). However, use of swab collection is not recommended in controlled trials testing the efficacy of miticidal drugs. This is because this technique relies on active removal of mites and their eggs ...

But when a questionable symptom comes on — whether it's a sore throat, cough, runny nose or watery eyes — it's important to know the difference between allergies and a viral or bacterial infection.

Our study adopted the following inclusion criteria for swab collection: long-stay in hospital; previous antimicrobial therapy (mainly vancomycin); severity of illness; imunossupression; previous ...