COVID-19 Testing chungchanga i hriat tur chu!

COVID-19 hripui hi khawvel pum huap health emergency anga ngaih ni tawh lo mah se, miten he natna hi an la kai zel a ni. Mi thenkhat tan chuan a na deuh deuh thei a, natna vei pawh a harsa deuh thei bawk. Chuvangin, vawiinah hian COVID-19 dinhmun chipchiar zawkin kan sawi dawn a, a bik takin he natna hriatchhuahna atana hman thin test hrang hrangte kan sawi dawn a ni. A chhan chu hemi chungchanga hriatna tha tak neih hi nang leh i chhungte tan a pawimawh hle thei a ni.

COVID-19 test neih hi kan tan a la pawimawh em?

Ni e, hei hi a takah chuan mi tam takin zawhna an neih a ni. A awlsam zawngin, a ni, test neih a la pawimawh hle. A chhan i hria em?

Khawsik, khawsik, leh lu na i nei tih han ngaihtuah teh. Khawsik chauh nge COVID-19 tih chiang taka hriat theihna awmchhun chu test neih hi a ni. Hei hi hriat hian hlawkna engemaw zat a nei a:

• He hri hi midangte hnena a darh loh nan i veng thei: COVID-19 i vei tih i hriat chuan midang, a bik takin i in chhunga kum upa lam emaw, hriselna lama harsatna awm (zunthlum emaw, thinlung natna emaw ang chi) nei te laka inthiarfihlim chungin i inven theih nan i pui thei ang. Mask i bun thei bawk a, chu chuan mi dang hnena hri kai darh theihna chu nasa takin a tiziaawm dawn a ni.
• A bik takin risk sang zawkte tan: A hmaa kan sawi tawh ang khan mi thenkhat chu COVID-19 an kai chuan natna khirh tak nei thei zawk an awm. Hetiang mi hi a positive a nih chuan, virus a vei tihna a ni a, doctor a pan nghal thei a, antiviral damdawi a ei tan thei bawk. Chutianga tih chuan natna a zual zel loh nan leh damdawi ina dah ngai lo turin a pui thei a ni.
• Rilru thlamuanna: COVID-19 symptoms i neih hnua test negative, virus i nei lo tihna a nih chuan nang leh i chhungte tan hahdamna ropui tak a ni thei. Tin, i dam hnua i test negative chuan midangte hnena kai theih tawh lohzia rintlakna a pe thei bawk.

Chuti a nih chuan i hmu em? COVID-19 test neih hi thil thleng mai mai a la ni lo va, mawhphurhna nei taka che turin min pui a, kan hmangaih tak takte venhimna kawngah min pui bawk.

COVID-19 test chi hrang hrang awm?

COVID-19 hri kai awm leh awm loh endikna atan hian test chi hnih a awm a. Pakhat chu tunah hian i taksaah virus i nei em tih enfiahna (current infection) a ni. A dang leh chu COVID-19 i lo vei tawh em tih enfiahna (past infection) a ni. Heng pahnih hi a hranin han thlir ila.

Tuna Infection awm mek hriatchhuah nan Viral Testing neih a ni

Heng viral test, a nih loh leh ``viral test,'' te hi tunah hian COVID-19 i vei em tih chiang taka hriat nan hman a ni. Heng test te hian i mucus emaw saliva emaw sample pakhatah virus thenkhat an zawng thin. Test ni-ah hri kai i nih leh nih loh an hrilh thei che a ni. Chuvangin ``diagnostic tests'' an ti fo thin.

``Viral test`` hi chi hnih a awm a, chungte chu:

1. Molecular test - entirnan PCR test

Heng test chi hrang hrangte hian virus chhunga genetic material, RNA an tih chu an zawng chhuak thin. He RNA hi virus hriat theihna fingerprint angin han ngaihtuah teh. Heng test te hi doctor office-ah te, urgent care center-ah te, damdawi dawrah te, laboratory-ah te tih a ni tlangpui. PCR test hi hetiang chi test lar tak a ni. Hengte hi a dik tlangpui a, mahse result hmuh nan hian hun rei tak a ngai a, a chang chuan darkar tlemte emaw ni khatah emaw a ngai thin.

2. Antigen test te

Heng ``Antigen test`` te hian virus chunglama protein awmte an zawng thin. Hengte hi in lama tih theih test rang tak a ni fo thin . Hengte hian minute 15-30 chhungin result a pe thei a ni. Mahse, heng ``Antigen test`` te hian ``Molecular tests`` angin virus hi a hmu chiang lo tihna a ni.`` Hei hian taksaah virus tlem a awm chuan he test hi ``negative`` a ni thei tihna a ni a, virus hi a awm tak tak pawhin a awm thei a ni.

Engtin nge sample lak ang?

Heng `(Viral test)` te tan hian hnar chhung atanga sample lak a ni ber. A tlangpuiin hnar chhung atanga cotton swab te tak te hmanga lak thin a ni. A chang chuan hnar chhungah tlem a thuk zawkin an la lut thin. Chumi piah lamah chuan ril, hmui chhung, hmui emaw lei atang emaw sample lak theih a ni. A tlem hle a, saliva sample chu bawm te tak teah lakkhawm tura tih a ni thei.

Test result hi engtin nge kan hriatthiam ang?

• ‘Positive’ result chuan COVID-19 virus i kai tawh tihna a ni.
• ‘Negative’ result chuan hri kai i ni lo tihna a ni.

Mahse, catch a awm: a chang chuan test result hi 100% a dik lo.

• False Negative: A châng chuan mi pakhatin hri kai tak tak chung pawhin test chu negative a ni thei. Hei hi false negative an ti a. Hei hi a thleng thei a, a bik takin natna tan tirh lamah, taksaa virus awm zat a tlem lai hian a thleng thei a ni. Hei hi antigen test-ah a thleng tam zawk.
• False Positive emaw Hun rei tak chhunga Positive emaw:A tlem berah chuan virus hi a nei tak tak lova ‘positive’ a ni thei. Tin, mi thenkhat chu PCR test-ah kar tam tak chhung chu an la ‘positive’ thei a, an damloh hnuah, an dam leh hnuah, midangte kai tawh lo. Hei hi a chhan chu virus peng thi tawhte a hriatchhuah theih vang a ni.

Chuvang chuan test result chungchang doctor nena inbiakna neih a pawimawh fo thin. Chutiang chuan, a result awmzia leh a hnua i tih tur dik tak chu i hre thei ang.

Antibody Test hmanga Hri kai tawhte hriatchhuah

Tunah chuan COVID-19 i vei tawh em tih hriat nan test an tih thin chungchang hi han sawi ila . Hei hi ``Antibody testing'' an ti a.

He test hian i taksaa COVID-19 virus laka antibody siam chhuah a zawng thin. Kan taksa immune system hian heng antibody te hi infection do turin a siam chhuak thin. COVID-19 i vei chuan i taksaah heng antibody te hi a lo pian tan nan kar 2-3 vel a ngai tlangpui. Chuvangin, he test hian kar hnih atanga kar thum kalta tal COVID-19 i vei tawh em tih a hriat theih .

A pawimawh ber chu he ``Antibody test`` hian tunah hian natna i nei em tih a hre thei lo. Chuvangin he test hi mi pakhatin COVID-19 symptoms a neih leh neih loh hriat nan hman a ni lo.

Hei hi thisen test a ni. Vein atanga thisen tlem emaw, kut zungtang atanga thisen tlem te (a `fingerstick`) lak atanga tih a ni. Chumi ni vek chuan result a rawn let leh thei a, kar khat vel pawh a la ngai thei bawk. He `(Antibody testing)` atan hian home kit a awm lo.

Thil dang pakhat chu, COVID-19 vaccine i lo dawng tawh a nih chuan i taksain antibody a siam chhuak bawk ang. Antibody test thenkhatah chuan infection atanga antibody lo chhuak chauh a hriat theih. Midang chuan vaccine atanga antibodies siam chu an hmuchhuak thei bawk. Test thenkhat chuan an pahnih hian an hmuchhuak thin.

Tunah hian health expert-te chuan mi pakhat chu COVID-19 laka a him leh him loh leh vaccine pakhatin a thawh that dan hriat nan ``antibody testing'' hman an rawt lo. Chu chu research stage-ah a la awm reng a ni.

Hemi chungchangah hian eng nge kan hriat belh ngai?

Okay, tunah chuan COVID-19 testing chungchangah hian rough idea i nei ta. Thil engemaw zat hriat reng tur a awm bawk:

• Damdawi lam thurawn: Nangmah emaw i fate emaw test i neih chuan i doctor nen result chu sawiho ngei ang che , chutiang chuan result chuan nang leh i chhungte a nghawng dan tur dik tak i hrethiam thei ang.
• ‘Positive’ a nih chuan: Test chu ‘positive’ a nih chuan i hri kai a nih a rinawm ber a, midangte hnenah natna hi a kai darh thei a ni. Chuvangin i fimkhur a ngai a ni.
• Antigen test-ah fimkhur rawh: In lama ``antigen test'' rang tak tak, mi pakhatin hri kai a nih pawhin a chang chuan 'negative' result pe thei te pawh a awm. Hei hi a bik takin natna tan tirh lamah a thleng thei a ni.
• Test nawn leh: Symptoms nei mahse `(Antigen test)` negative a nih chuan chu symptoms te chu COVID-19 vang a ni tak tak em tih finfiah a pawimawh a, chuvangin ni hnih vel hnuah `(Antigen test)` dang tih leh a tha. Chumi hnuah chuan `(positive)` a ni thei.
• Dam hnua test: I natna tan tirh lamah i positive a, chutah i dam hnuah test negative i nih chuan midang tan i kai tawh lo tihna a ni ber.

Chuti a nih chuan, heng zawng zawng atang hian eng thil nge kan hriat reng tur? (In lama hruai tur thuchah)

Okay, chuvangin kan sawi tawh atang hian kan hriat reng tur thilte hi han khaikhawm ila:

1. COVID-19 hi a la tawp lo: chuvangin symptoms i neih chuan ngaihthah suh.

2. Test neih a pawimawh: Test neih hian natna i vei em tih hriatna a pe a, midangte a venghim a, a tul chuan inenkawlna i dawng nghal vat bawk.

3. Test chi hnih a awm a, chungte chu `(Viral tests)` (PCR, Antigen) hmangin tuna hri kai awm leh awm loh enfiah nan leh `(Antibody tests)` a ni.

4. Antigen test hi a rang a, mahse: a tir lamah chuan false negative a ni thei. Ringhlel i neih chuan ni hnih hnuah tih leh tur a ni.

5. `PCR test` hi a dik a, mahse: result lo lut tur hian hun a duh a, a dam hnuah pawh `positive' a ni thei.

6. Antibody test hian tun hmaa he natna hi i lo vei tawh em tih chauh a hriat theih: tunah hian natna i neih leh neih loh a hre thei lo.

7. Doctor nen inbia: Test result chu eng pawh ni se, doctor hnenah sawipuiin thurawn lak a tha ber.

Awareness hi invenna tha ber a ni tih hre reng ang che. Tunah hian COVID-19 chungchang leh test dan tur in hriatthiamna tha zawk in neih ka beisei. Hrisel takin awm rawh!

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