COVID-19 i vei mai thei tih i ngaihtuah em? COVID-19 Viral Testing chungchang i zir dawn teh ang!

Tunlai hian COVID-19 chungchang sawi loh hi thil theih a ni lo. A châng chuan, ‘Hei hi ka nei em tih ka hre lo,’ tih i ngaihtuah mai thei a, a nih loh leh heng test chi hrang hrang zawng zawng i hriat hnu hian i buai deuh mai thei bawk. Ngaihtuah buai suh, heng zawng zawng hi awlsam takin sawi ila. Hetiang symptoms i nei emaw, he natna vei bula i awm tawh a nih chuan COVID-19 test neih a pawimawh hle. Heng test result te hian natna i neih loh avangin hahdamna a pe thei che a, i neih chuan a reh hma loh chuan midang laka inthiarfihlim a ngai tih i hre thei bawk.

COVID-19 hriatchhuahna atana viral test awmte chu engte nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, heng virus test te hian mi hnar emaw, hmuiah emaw virus particle awmte chu an zawng thin. Chu chu test ni-ah hri kai i kai leh kai loh an hre thei tihna a ni. Chuvang chuan ‘diagnostic tests’ an ti bawk. Virus test hi chi hnih a awm ber. A chanchin chipchiar takin sawi ila.

A chi khatna: Molecular Test – PCR ang chi

Hei hi mi tam zawkin an hriat leh an sawi fo thin chi, PCR test hi a ni. ``Nucleic Acid Amplification Test'' emaw ``(NAAT)'' emaw an ti bawk.

Hei hian eng tak nge a en?

Heng test te hian virus genetic material, chu chu virus genetic information awmna hmun `(RNA)` an tih chu an zawng a ni. Virus hi rannung te tak te ang a nih chuan he `(RNA)` hi rannung ID card ang a ni tih han ngaihtuah teh. Heng `(RNA)` peng hrang hrangte hi hriatchhuahna hmang hian taksaah hri hi a awm leh awm loh chiang taka hriat theih a ni.

Engtin nge he test hi tih a nih?

A tam zawkah chuan hnar atanga swab lak thin a ni. A chang chuan hnar chhung (nasopharyngeal swab), hnar hmalam (nasal swab) atanga swab lak thin a ni. Mahse a châng chuan kâ aṭangin, kawr aṭangin (throat swab), a nih loh leh hmui aṭangin tih theih a ni bawk. He sample hi test tura thawn a ni.

Eng chen nge result lo thleng tur?

A tlangpuiin he sample hi lab-ah thawn a ni. Lab-a hnathawh tam leh test awm zat a zirin result a lo chhuah leh theih nan ni khat emaw ni thum emaw, a chang chuan a rei zawk pawh a ngai thei. Mahse, molecular test thenkhat a awm a, a bik takin ``Point-of-Care NAAT'' ang chi te hian darkar khat emaw darkar hnih emaw vel zet result a pe thei a, a chang chuan a tlem zawk pawh a pe thei bawk. Mahse a tam zawkah chuan a rei deuh zawk.

He testing method hi eng nge a thatna leh a that lohna?

Tunah chuan hei hi a thatna leh that lohna i lo en ang u.

• Pros: Heng molecular test te hi a sensitive hle a ni . Chumi awmzia chu, mi pakhatin a hnar emaw, a kawr emaw-ah hri hi a tlem hle a nih pawhin he test hian a hmuchhuak thei tihna a ni. Ngaihtuah teh, mi pakhatin a taksaah virus tlem a nei thei a, chu chu natna a tan tirh lai ngeiin, a nih loh leh a dam hnaih lai tak a ni thei. Hetiang hunah pawh hian he molecular test hian hri hi a hmuchhuak thei a ni. Chuvangin, natna kal zel chhung zawnga virus hmuhchhuah nan a thawk tha hle.Hei hi mi thenkhatin COVID-19 finfiahna atana gold standard anga an ngaih chu a ni.

• A that lohna: Mahse, he sensitivity sang tak hi a chang chuan harsatna a awm thei. Engtin nge i hriat? Mi pakhatin natna atanga a dam leh tawh a, midang a kai theih tawh loh hnuah pawh virus piece inactive te chu hnar emaw, kawchhungah emaw kar tam tak chhung a awm thei a ni. Chumi awmzia chu virus hi a thi tawh a, mahse a chi hrang hrang chu taksaah a la awm tihna a ni. Chutiang virus inactive, non-infectious pieces te chu he test hmang hian man theih a ni bawk. Tichuan, natna a dam hnuah pawh positive angin a lang thei a ni. Hei hian mi thenkhat chu a tul lovah lungngaihna a thlen thei a, hun rei zawk an inthiarfihlim thei bawk. Tin, test ni khata result hriat duh tan chuan result a lo let leh theih nan ni eng emaw zat a ngai tih pawh hi harsatna a ni a, a bik takin zin hmanhmawh taka kal emaw, hnathawhna hmuna report nghal vat emaw a ngai a nih chuan.

A chi hnihna: Antigen Tests – Test rang tak, result rang tak pe thei!

Hei hi ‘rapid test’ kan tih fo thin chu a ni. Chutianga an koh chhan chu result a pe rang vang a ni. Hengte hi in lama tih theih tur kit angin a awm tlangpui.

Hemi kawngah hian eng nge i zawn?

Heng test te hian virus chunglama protein fragment (virus surface proteins) te chu an en thin. Virus chu tumor ang a nih chuan, hei hi chu tumor vunah chhinchhiahna bikte en ang mai a ni ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Heng protein fragment te hi a awm chuan taksaah virus a awm tihna a ni.

Engtin nge hei hi i tih?

Antigen test atan chuan hnar emaw, kawr emaw atanga swab lak thin a ni. In lama antigen test rang tak neih nan chuan sample hi hnar hmalam atanga lak a ni tlangpui. Molecular test atan hnar chhunga dah ang kha a harsa lo.

Eng chen nge result a lo thlen dawn?

Hemi chungchanga thil danglam tak chu test na hmunah ngei result chu i hmu thei a, minute 15 atanga 30 chhungin i hmu thei a ni. Chuvang chuan hengte hi emergency-ah pawh a tangkai em em a ni.

Hei hi a tha leh tha lo a awm em?

Ni e, chu pawh chu han en ila.

• Pros: Antigen test thatna lian ber chu result a pe nghal vat thin . Naktuk hian sikul, office-ah emaw, event-ah emaw i kal a ngai ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Tichuan vawiin hian he test hi i la thei ang a, rang takin hri kai i kai tawh em tih i hre thei ang. Chumi ang chuan chu inkhawmah chuan him takin i tel thei ang em tih chu thutlukna siam a awlsam hle.

A pawimawh ber chu antigen test hian mi pakhatin a kai theih leh kai loh hriat nan hna a thawk tha hle a ni. Hei hi a chhan chu hri kai thei te hian an hnar leh kawr ah virus a tam tlangpui a. Chuvangin, molecular test angin a sensitive lo nain, antigen test hian hetiang zat virus hi a hmuchhuak thei a ni.

• A chhe lam (a that lohna):Heng antigen test te hi a hmaa kan sawi tawh molecular test te aiin a sensitive lo zawk a ni . Chumi awmzia chu hri kai i nih leh nih loh hriat theih nan i taksaah virus level engemaw zat i neih a ngai tihna a ni. When you have a very small amount of the virus , he test hian a pick up lo mai thei. Chumi awmzia chu test negative pawh nise, symptoms i neih chuan COVID-19 i vei lo tih hi 100% a chiang thei lo, a bik takin natna i neih tirh lamah chuan.

Chuvangin, a chang chuan antigen test hmasa ber khan virus hi a hmuchhuak lo (false negative) pawh nise, symptoms i neih emaw, rinhlelh i neih emaw chuan ni khat emaw ni hnih emaw hnuah test nawn leh a tha zawk. A nih loh leh PCR ang chi molecular test neih pawh i ngaihtuah thei bawk. A chhan chu, hri kai tak tak i nih chuan, ni hmasa lama virus awm zat hi antigen test-in a hriat loh mai thei a, a chhan chu virus a tlem avangin. Mahse ni khat emaw ni hnih emaw hnuah chuan hnar leh kawr chhungah virus level a sang chho zel a. Mei te tak te a lian chho zel ang mai a ni. Tichuan antigen test hian a hmuchhuak thei zawk a ni. Test nawn leh hian thutlukna dik lo siam theihna a ti tlem thei a ni.

Chuvangin, take-home message hnuhnung ber chu:

Okay, chuvangin COVID-19 virus test chi hnih chungchang chipchiar takin kan sawi tawh a. Pakhat chu PCR ang chi molecular test a ni a , pakhat chu antigen test a ni a , result rang tak a pe bawk .

Tunah chuan, ‘Chuti a nih chuan eng nge ka tih ang?’ tiin i ngaihtuah mai thei. Dik tak chuan i mamawh danah a innghat a, i natna lan chhuah danah te, result i duh thuai danah te, i bula awmte tana hlauhawm danah a innghat a ni.

A pawimawh ber chu COVID-19 symptoms (khawsik, khuh, thawk hah, taksa na, thlum leh rim hloh) i neih chuan, emaw, hri kai tu emaw nena inkaichhawn tawh nia i ngaih a nih chuan damdawi lam pan hi a ni.

I doctor chuan i dinhmun a hrethiam thei a, test chungchanga i hriat tur zawng zawng, i tih dan tur leh result a lo chhuah hnua i tih tur zawng zawng a hrilhfiah thei bawk. A châng chuan, i doctor chuan a result a zirin test pakhat, a hnuah test dang a rawt thei bawk. Entirnan, symptoms nei mahse i antigen test negative a nih chuan i doctor chuan PCR test neih a rawt thei ang.

Chuvang chuan he hripui dinhmun hi kan zavaia kan fimkhur a pawimawh hle a ni. Nangmah chauh ni lovin, i chhungte, i thiante, leh thawhpui te ngaihtuah a, mawhphurhna nei taka che a pawimawh. COVID-19 test neih hi nangmah emaw, i chhungte tan emaw a hlawk dawn em tih doctor nen zalen takin sawipui rawh . Tichuan kaihhruaina dik tak i hmu ang. Hetiang hunah hian thu dik hriat hi chakna lian ber a ni tih hre reng ang che.

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