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How to diagnose Ebola virus?

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Question added by nday numbie , Medical officer , African Union
Date Posted: 2015/08/26
fazal khan
by fazal khan , Medical Officer , Ministry of Health

Ebola Virus disease formerly known as Ebola Heamorrhagic fever.  can be Diagnose clinically and laboratory investigations.. 1-ELISA . 2-RT-PCR. 3- Antigen-capture detection tests.

Imdad Ali Khan
by Imdad Ali Khan , Medical Officer , Hayatabad medical Complex

Ebola virus can be diagnosed through screening and sampling of the affected population and can be detected through ELISA, PCR.

Ahmad Khader
by Ahmad Khader , Company Physician , Saudi Arabian Airlines - Ground Services

Ebola is difficult to diagnose because early signs and symptoms resemble those of other diseases, such as typhoid and malaria. If doctors suspect you have Ebola or virus, they use blood tests to quickly identify the virus, including:

1- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

2- Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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