Breakthrough diagnostic kits for viral pandemics developed by Israeli scientist

http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enPage=HomePage ^ | November 11, 2007

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When the SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) epidemic broke out in 2002, Israeli scientist Dorit Arad was alarmed. She was living in the US at the time, and had to fly frequently for her work, exposing herself to risk. During the outbreak, which lasted from November 2002 to July 2003, 774 people died of the highly contagious respiratory disease - a mortality rate of 9.6 percent.

"I was panicked," admits Arad. "I even started wearing a mask."

It gave her an idea, however. One of the problems with this pneumonia-like disease, was diagnosis, which was expensive, slow, and had a high rate of false positive results. At certain points during the outbreak, anyone in a risky area with a fever was hastily shut into quarantine, sometimes for as long as two months.

"It was effective because it stamped out the disease, but it was crazy," says Arad.

What was needed, she realized, was a new diagnostic tool that could let doctors diagnose potential pandemic illnesses - such as SARS or influenza - on site, in minutes.

Being a leading scientist in the development of anti-viral drugs for US company, eXegenics, Arad turned her substantial knowledge to the task. Four years on, Arad's new breakthrough diagnostic tests for viral pandemics, and a range of other illnesses such as Cytomegalovirus (CMV), meningitis, influenza, and even the common cold, are now going through proof of concept, and could be out on the market in as little as 18 months.

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The diagnostic kit, which is being developed by Arad’s company, Modules for Novel Diagnostics (MND), is quick and simple to use. Saliva, blood, or even CF fluid is added to the test tube kit, and if a virus is present, the fluid within the test tube becomes fluorescent or changes color within two to 10 minutes.

The test can be carried out at any public location, and is designed for massive use at airports, government agencies, healthcare organizations, hospitals and clinics. There is no need for laboratory intervention or expensive equipment, and the test has a low false positive rate. The test can also be used to detect multiple viruses at one time.

Interesting.

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Israeli scientist

Gee, it wasn't a Muslim scientist? Have Muslims invented anything in the last few centuries?

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Have Muslims invented anything in the last few centuries?

The IED, suicide belt?

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“Have Muslims invented anything in the last few centuries?”

The “fact” that there were never any Jews in Israel until after Muhammad led his rag-tag army of barbarian nomads into the area and ascended into the heavens from the Holy Mount.