How does a doctor check for H1N1?

Answer 1

Doctors test for viruses by drawing blood and sending it to the lab. Lab techs are able to use specialized equipment which check for different viruses and illnesses based on the specific test being ran.

Answer 2

In most cases they go by the history of the patient. They ask them if they know they have been exposed or could have been. They ask if they have been with anyone who had known H1N1/09 flu. They stay aware of when it is moving through the community so they will know if it is likely. But without doing special lab tests, there is no way to know for sure since the symptoms of the flu are always very similar regardless of he specific sub-type.

Because the different types of influenza are all treated the same way, there is no special reason to test every case, so they have now begun to just test mostly on hospitalized more severe cases.

Answer 3

doctors put a virus in you because it will kill a even more sever virus then the virus you already have plus the virus put into you can not harm you........

Answer 4

They can be diagnosed, more or less, by the process of elimination, knowing that certain diseases are caused by viruses and nothing else or finally by using an electron microscope.

Answer 5

Generally, the doctor must order a blood draw which is sent to the lab to specifically test for the HIV antibody.