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Which of the following test is directly related to HIV?

Which of the following test is directly related to HIV? Correct Answer ELISA

Concept:

  • The human immunodeficiency virus is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection.
  • It makes a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases.
  • It is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV.
  • Most commonly during unprotected sex (sex without a condom or HIV medicine to prevent or treat HIV), or through sharing injection drug equipment.
  • AIDS is the late stage of HIV infection that occurs when the body’s immune system is badly damaged because of the virus.

Explanation:

ELISA:

  • It is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  • It is a plate-based assay technique designed for detecting and measuring antibodies, hormones, peptides and proteins.
  • ELISA test may be used to diagnose HIV, which causes AIDS.

Thus, the ELISA test is directly related to HIV.

Widal:

  • The Widal test is a test for Typhoid (enteric fever).
  • In this test bacteria causing typhoid is mixed with a serum containing specific antibodies obtained from an infected individual.
  • The test named after its inventor, Georges-Fernand Widal.

​MP Test:

  • It stands for Malaria Parasite Test.
  • Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of rapid diagnostic tests that allow quick diagnosis of malaria.
  • It involves the collection of a blood smear, to identify the species, the stages, and the density of parasite in the patient.

ESR Test:

  • It stands for Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate).
  • It is a test that indirectly measures the degree of inflammation present in the body.
  • The test actually measures the rate of fall (sedimentation) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in a sample of blood that has been placed into a tall, thin, vertical tube.

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