Plastic tubing taped to a handheld egg beater can provide a cost effective way of detecting lethal infectious diseases responsible for half of all deaths in developing countries, say researchers.
Researchers have that a plastic tubing taped to a handheld egg beater can be a cost effective mechanism for the detection of lethal infectious diseases. If proved effective, this may prevent half of all deaths in developing countries which are caused by such deadly infections.
The low-cost centrifuge replacement can separate plasma from blood in minutes, which is used in tests to detect lethal infectious diseases, could save lives in developing nations.
Anthrax - Bacillus - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - FAQs
Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and spreads when the anthrax spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with the skin lesion on a host.
Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and spreads when the anthrax spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with the skin lesion on a host.
"The object was to separate serum [plasma] from blood using readily-obtained materials in a resource-constrained environment," said lead researcher George Whitesides, of Harvard University.
The equipment can be bought from shops for around two dollars. It needs no special training to use, no electricity or maintenance, and can be sterilized with boiling water and reused.
"This technique is simple and works remarkably well," says Doug Weibel, an expert in microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US.
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About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
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