Cat.No.: Cov-19

INTENDED USE:

The COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test is a lateral flow immunoassay for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of IgG and IgM antibodies of COVID-19 in human serum, plasma or whole blood.

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION:

Coronavirus (CoV) belongs to order Nidovirales, family Coronavirus, and is divided into α, β, γ three genera. The α, β genera is only pathogenic to mammals, while the γ genus mainly causes infection in birds. CoV is mainly transmitted by direct contact with secretions, by aerosol or droplet, and there is also evidence that it can be transmitted by fecal-oral route.
So far, there have been seven types of human coronavirus (HCoV) that cause respiratory diseases in humans: HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, SARS-CoV, HCoV-NL63, HCoV-HKU1, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 is an important pathogen of human respiratory tract infection. Among them, the SARS-CoV-2 by viral pneumonia cases were found in 2019, the clinical manifestation of systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, dry cough, dyspnea, etc., can rapidly develop severe pneumonia, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock and multiple organ failure, severe alkali metabolic disorders, etc., and even life threatening.