Question

1. What viruses can cause meningitis or emcephalitis in humans?

2.Besides nucleic acid amplification, what other methods can be used to detect viruses that cause central nervous system infections, and how long do these test results take?

Answer 1

Ans-1 aThe viruses that can cause meningitis or encephalitis in human is Herpes Simplex Virus( HSV). Different types of HSV viruses causes various types of encephalitis. These viruses generally cause brain damage.

Ans-2 Besides Nucleic acid amplification, the other methods that can detect viruses that cause central nervous system infections are,-

• rapid antigen test for viruses

• cultural technique

• Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) testing

These tests takes at 72 hours for any superficial detection and study of viral proteins. But for going in depth and analysis of something way more specific could take up to 6-8 weeks to study. These tests are being performed by well qualified technicians. The results take a very long time for complete analysis , studying the antigen antibody reactions and further abnormalities.

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