The test, which uses a mobile phone chip, requires a drop of blood to be placed onto a spot on the USB stick. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/MintLondon: Scientists in Britain have developed a type of HIV test using a USB stick that can give a fast and highly accurate reading of how much virus is in a patient’s blood. This is sent to the USB stick, which shows the result on a computer or electronic device. Some 36 million people worldwide are infected with the human deficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, and the majority of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Virus levels can’t be detected by routine HIV tests, which can only show whether or not a person has the virus.

Source: Mint November 10, 2016 12:00 UTC