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Serious question
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
by DSamuels
Re: Serious question
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:34 pm
by Frau Holle
It’s to do with the likelihood of a positive result on the test.
A sneeze can spread it to ten people but that could take weeks. If they want it to show up on a square 5 millimeters of Cotton they have to get pretty close to the source.
Re: Serious question
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:39 pm
by cgd5112
No.
Asymptotic people who get tested may have a lower viral load and still test positive from a nasal swab. At that point , they can quarantine and hopefully minimize spreading the virus inadvertently to others.
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
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Re: Serious question
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:37 pm
by DSamuels
cgd5112 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:39 pm
No.
Asymptotic people who get tested may have a lower viral load and still test positive from a nasal swab. At that point , they can quarantine and hopefully minimize spreading the virus inadvertently to others.
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
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But they are saying everyone needs to wear a mask so asymptomatic people don’t spread their germs through coughing, sneezing or speaking. Wouldn’t that mean the infectious germs are present in the mouth?
And it’s not a nasal swab, they stick that sucker into your sinus cavity from the demonstrations I have seen.
Re: Serious question
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:17 am
by Pjmm
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:37 pm
cgd5112 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:39 pm
No.
Asymptotic people who get tested may have a lower viral load and still test positive from a nasal swab. At that point , they can quarantine and hopefully minimize spreading the virus inadvertently to others.
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
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But they are saying everyone needs to wear a mask so asymptomatic people don’t spread their germs through coughing, sneezing or speaking. Wouldn’t that mean the infectious germs are present in the mouth?
And it’s not a nasal swab, they stick that sucker into your sinus cavity from the demonstrations I have seen.
I guess it can be in the mouth since when they tested my father they did a throat swab. I heard he nearly gagged. Isn't it the same with strep? They have to swab pretty far back.
Re: Serious question
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:37 am
by mommy_jules
No, it’s basically the same when collecting for a flu test. Not comparing COVID to the flu, but the specimen collection is similar if not the same. And there is also saliva tests being studied now, so maybe specimen collection is changing.
https://theconversation.com/explainer-w ... ork-141877
Re: Serious question
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:34 pm
by Lemons
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
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How are these even related? It's like something a child would ask.
Have you ever wondered why Tuberculosis is spread through the air when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even speaks, but we need to test through blood? No.
Re: Serious question
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:16 pm
by DSamuels
Lemons wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:34 pm
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
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How are these even related? It's like something a child would ask.
Have you ever wondered why Tuberculosis is spread through the air when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even speaks, but we need to test through blood? No.
Well, well, well
Rapid sputum tests are also called nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).
One of the best ways to diagnose TB is through a sputum culture. A sputum culture is a test to find germs (such as TB bacteria) that can cause an infection. A sample of sputum is added to a substance that promotes the growth of bacteria.Feb 11, 2020
UW Health › special › abk7483
Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) | UW Health | Madison, WI
https://www.uwhealth.org/health/topic/s ... k7483.html
You do know what “sputum” is, right?
Re: Serious question
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:09 pm
by Lemons
DSamuels wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:16 pm
Lemons wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:34 pm
DSamuels wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm
79D1024A-BF95-4AF5-B46F-2868C4E4432F.jpeg
How are these even related? It's like something a child would ask.
Have you ever wondered why Tuberculosis is spread through the air when the infected person coughs, sneezes or even speaks, but we need to test through blood? No.
Well, well, well
Rapid sputum tests are also called nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).
One of the best ways to diagnose TB is through a sputum culture. A sputum culture is a test to find germs (such as TB bacteria) that can cause an infection. A sample of sputum is added to a substance that promotes the growth of bacteria.Feb 11, 2020
UW Health › special › abk7483
Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) | UW Health | Madison, WI
https://www.uwhealth.org/health/topic/s ... k7483.html
You do know what “sputum” is, right?
Point is they can test through blood. Just because a disease is transmitted through the air via air droplets doesn’t mean the best way to test is through droplets.
I’m sure they’ll have a simpler test in time. And a more accurate one. Still a childish question.
Re: Serious question
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:46 pm
by moviestar
the same reason you can transmit strep or the flu through saliva but they have to swab your throat or the back of your nasal cavity to test for those, a-duhhhhh