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Diagnosing diseases in travelers can be difficult. The tests are often inconclusive or based on a series of blood tests done before and after the illness. The usefulness of accurate diagnosis ‘after the fact’ is of interest, but not particularly practical. That is why this new test, available in just another week, will allow be …
Where did I contact that infection you may ask yourself? Well…..the answer is often fomites. You probably have not heard this term before, but fomites is just the technical term for objects that harbor infectious germs and when touched, transmit infection. Many infections do not come from shaking a persons hand or a quick peck …
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