Detection of dengue in human beings is expected to get easier and even countries lacking proper medical facilities will be able to benefit from it. Researchers from India have developed a low cost dipstick for detection of dengue in human beings which has crippled countries in South America and Southeast Asia in the past few months. Dengue is caused due to the bite of mosquitoes. For using this dipstick no high skills are required and in case a patient is suffering from dengue it shows a brown dot when it is dipped in blood containing antibodies against dengue virus. The dipstick has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Establishment but it requires further research for carrying out differential diagnosis with other infections and for producing it economically.
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