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Flu season is here, and that means you or a loved one might have been diagnosed with the flu.
Can the Flu Be Treated?
Yes the flu can be treated with antiviral medications.
Antivirals are medications that fight the flu in your body. These medications are not sold over the counter. They require a prescription from your doctor.
Antivirals are different from antibiotics because antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections not viral infections.
These medications can make your illness less severe and reduce the number of days you are sick. They also can prevent serious flu complications.
This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
(RxWiki News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new test that can detect neutralizing antibodies from a past SARS-CoV-2 infection. It s the first test of its kind.
The FDA has granted more than 50 antibody (serology) tests an emergency use authorization (EUA). This newly approved test, called cPass SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Antibody Detection Kit, was one of them. But this test is different.
This test can detect neutralizing antibodies, which are antibodies that bind to a certain part of a pathogen that has been shown to lower the SARS-CoV-2 viral infection of cells, according to the FDA.