Rumors about Ebola outbreak in the community and we need to investigate it further. So, the first step of action is to conduct Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Ebola virus disease(EVD) can only be detected after it shows some sort of symptoms like fever, headache, and weakness. This infection is are often seen in patients suffering from common diseases like malaria and typhoid fever.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a commonly used diagnostic method because it detects low levels of Ebola virus. This method can detect presence of few virus particles in a small amount of blood.
The ability to detect increases when the amount of virus increases in the body. When there is no longer enough virus particles in the blood, then this method is no longer effective.
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