Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile, infectious disease that is caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is a zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can spread to humans) primarily affecting rodents, rabbits and marsupials. […]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is an illness caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is an enveloped, positive sense, single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus with […]
The Mantoux test is a qualitative, skin test to screen in vivo sensitization by Mycobacterium tuberculosis either due to active infection or past infection. It is also used to check the prophylaxis and efficacy of […]
The Roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest nematode parasite in human intestine. Disease caused by A. lumbricoides is called Ascariasis. Laboratory diagnosis of ascariasis can be made by demonstration of parasite (eggs, larvae or adult […]
Coagulase is an enzyme that works in conjugation with normal plasma components to convert fibrinogen to finbrin and causes clotting of plasma. This enzyme is a good indicator of pathogenic potential of Staphylococcus aureus. As […]
Genus Entamoeba includes a group of amoebic parasites. Among them Entamoeba histolytica is an important human pathogen causing amoebic dysentery as well as hepatic amoebiasis. Entamoeba coli is a commensal of large intestine, but doesn’t […]
There are two types of tests for pregnancy testing: one uses blood sample and other uses urine. Both tests detect the presence of beta subunit of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The Urine […]
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