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Human Chorionic…
Pregnancy tests detect the hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). After an egg is fertilized, the developing embryo attaches to the uterine lining approximately six to twelve days after ovulation. Following implantation, hCG is produced by…
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Zika Virus Blood…
Zika Virus (ZIKV) is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA arbovirus in the Flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus), closely related to dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV). Like DENV and chikungunya virus (CHIKV), ZIKV is primarily transmitted…
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Demise of the Fecal…
The presence of fecal leukocytes indicates bowel mucosal inflammation, which occurs in invasive bacterial enteritis and ulcerative colitis. The sensitivity of the fecal leukocyte test is approximately 70% for diarrheal disease caused by Shigella,…
