Now HIV will be diagnosed on smartphones!

The Dhaka Times Desk Everyone has an interest in HIV. The reason is that it is a deadly disease for which the treatment has not yet fully arrived in the world. Moreover, the mode of transmission is also a little unusual. But now there is a simple method to diagnose this deadly disease. This time, HIV will be diagnosed on smartphones!

There was a time when there was so much fear among people about HIV. Even while checking it, I had to read various kinds of ironies. However, scientists are working to overcome these problems. They invented a smartphone for HIV testing.

Through this smartphone, you can check if you are infected with HIV in just 10 seconds. Conventional HIV testing takes at least 72 hours. Henceforth there is no need to follow complicated procedures.

The results obtained through this smartphone will help doctors to find and treat HIV patients. Moreover, it will be possible to stay away from association with HIV patients. The reason is that due to not knowing before, many times the problem happened.

The scientists of England's research team said that the theory based on which HIV test has been made possible can also be used to find viruses like Zika and Ebola.

গোটা প্রক্রিয়াটিকে বিজ্ঞানের ভাষায় বলা হয়, ‘সারফেস অ্যাকোস্টিক ওয়েভ’ বায়েচিপ। এটি মাইক্রোইলেক্টনিক যৌগ দিয়ে তৈরি বায়োচিপ যেটি মূলত স্মার্টফোনে ভরা থাকছে। এরসঙ্গে থাকছে একটি কন্ট্রোল বক্স যেটি সিগন্যালের মাধ্যমে ফলাফল জানিয়ে দেবে।

A biochip is much like a USB drive; Which will be filled with smartphones. According to the researchers, a spot will be marked on the USB drive stick. Then a very small amount of blood should be poured on it. If there is AIDS virus in the blood or its level increases, then the color of the acid attached to the stick of that device will change completely, some properties of the acid will also change.

জানানো হয়েছে, ওই রাসায়নিক বিক্রিয়া হতে যে শক্তি উৎপন্ন হবে, তার একটা অংশ বিদ্যুৎশক্তিতেও রূপ নেবে। যে কারণে সৃষ্টি হবে ইলেকট্রিক সিগন্যাল। অনেকটা ‘ইলেকট্রিক্যাল স্পার্ক’-এর মতোই। ইউএসবি ড্রাইভের স্টিকের মাধ্যমে সেই স্পার্ক স্মার্টফোনের স্ক্রিণে পরীক্ষার ফলাফল ফুটিয়ে তুলবে। এই পদ্ধতিতে এইচআইভি পরীক্ষায় যথার্থতার (অ্যাকিউরেসি) মাত্রা হলো ৯৫ শতাংশ।

Researchers have said that if HIV is diagnosed earlier, life expectancy will increase by at least 10 years. Also, there are many benefits for pregnant women in keeping their children safe. If the new system becomes effective, it is expected to greatly benefit millions of people around the world.