With the spread of the SARS-COV-2, better known as COVID-19, it is essential that we all are tested to know if we are contagious or not, for our own safety and the safety of our loved ones. There are what they call as “Super Spreaders,” those who do not have symptoms such as cough, difficulty of breathing and fever, but they disperse the virus to people. Thus, WHO recommended that one of the best ways to stop COVID-19 pandemic from getting worse is to do mass testing of the people .
CorDerm is offering the Rapid Testing for COVID-19 to give our staff and our patients more peace of mind. The test only takes about 2 minutes and you get the results at the end of the test, on the same day.
Rapid testing for COVID-19 is a blood test that identifies antibodies produced by the immune system. This is your body’s response as it develops immunity to the virus. This test can read two kinds of antibodies: the immunoglobulin M (IgM), which is your early immune response, and the immunoglobulin G (IgG), which is your delayed immune response.
IgM can be found in patients who are positive for COVID-19 by RT-PCR and are still infected and infectious. IgG is found in those previously tested as positive, but who have since recovered.
– If you have no symptoms, are negative for IgM, and positive for IgG then you are probably infected and developing immunity. It is best to self-isolate.
– If you have no symptoms, are positive for IgM, but are also positive for IgG, then it’s best to self-isolate for another 14 days, take another rapid antibody test after that time, and check the results again.
– If you have no symptoms, are positive for IgM, and are negative for IgG, then you are considered infected. It is best to self-isolate for 14 days and take an RT-PCR swab test.
– If you have no symptoms, are negative for IgM, and are negative for IgG then you’re not likely to be infected but may consider taking a retest after 7-14 days, depends on your activity/exposure risk.
Thus, Rapid Testing for COVID-19 is a Good Screening test for COVID-19. Not only will it give you peace of mind that you are not infected with the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19), but it will also make your home and workplace safe from the dreaded virus.
Want to know more about Rapid Testing for COVID-19? Ask our Board-Certified and Internationally-Trained Dermatologist about it.
Please call us at 88088140, 88869148 or 0917-9759335, or send us an email at cordermlasercenter@yahoo.com to schedule your appointment/consultation/testing.