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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
* Screening aids in early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are recommended for people without current symptoms, but for those at high risk for certain diseases or conditions. | |||
* Here, screening is done to determine whether if the person has acquired an immunity to the disease. | |||
* Blood tests are done to measure the levels of antibodies in the blood which indicates whether the individual has developed an immunity to chickenpox from previous infection or a missed immunisation. | |||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
There is no recommended screening guideline for chickenpox.<ref name=USPTF-Chickenpox> United States Preventive Services Task force. Chickenpox https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=chickenpox Accessed on October 24, 2016</ref> | There is no recommended screening guideline for chickenpox.<ref name="USPTF-Chickenpox">United States Preventive Services Task force. Chickenpox https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=chickenpox Accessed on October 24, 2016</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
- Screening aids in early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are recommended for people without current symptoms, but for those at high risk for certain diseases or conditions.
- Here, screening is done to determine whether if the person has acquired an immunity to the disease.
- Blood tests are done to measure the levels of antibodies in the blood which indicates whether the individual has developed an immunity to chickenpox from previous infection or a missed immunisation.
Screening
There is no recommended screening guideline for chickenpox.[1]
References
- ↑ United States Preventive Services Task force. Chickenpox https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=chickenpox Accessed on October 24, 2016