Influenza A H1N1 & H3N2 Real-TM PCR Kit

Real Time Amplification test for typing of Influenza virus A (identification to subtypes H1N1 and H3N2)

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Background

Influenza virus infection, one of the most common infectious diseases, is a highly contagious airborne disease that causes an acute febrile illness and results in variable degrees of systemic symptoms, ranging from mild fatigue to respiratory failure and death. These symptoms contribute to significant loss of workdays, human suffering, mortality, and significant morbidity. Influenza results from infection with 1 of 3 basic types of influenza virus: A, B, or C which are classified within the family Orthomyxoviridae. These single-stranded RNA viruses are structurally and biologically similar but vary antigenically. The most common prevailing influenza A subtypes that infect humans are H1N1, H5N1 and H3N2.