How would you know that someone has a dengue fever? Through its symptoms and through laboratory testing. Symptoms such as high fever, rashes, headache, and muscles and joints pain. Under a laboratory test. The normal blood platelet count is 150 thousand to 450 thousand. The rapid drop is a dengue sign. Falling below 20 thousand is too dangerous.
When it comes to dengue fever, early detection is very important. That was why the University of the Philippines’ scientist invented a quick and affordable dengue test kit. The test kit color will become green in case of dengue infection, orange if negative.
Their technology will undergo the review and approval of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Health (DOH).
The study is done through the cooperation of Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), University of Maryland and University of the Philippines’ National Institute of Health.
I just want to ask if this dengue test kit is already available commercially. Where can we purchase it and if there is specific name of the said test kit.
Thank you.
Ana
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