VITAMIN STATION
VITAMIN STATION Quick test Lyme borreliosis 1 pc
VITAMIN STATION Quick test Lyme borreliosis 1 pc
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You don't have to worry if you've found a tick on yourself or your baby. Test yourself right at home with the VITAMIN STATION Lyme disease test. The sooner you find out about a possible Lyme disease infection, the sooner you can see a doctor to avoid more serious symptoms.
Lyme disease
Ticks living in undergrowths and forests in the temperate climate zone are often vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi to humans (1-2% of the risk of transmission). This bacterium affects the nervous system and can cause serious neurological diseases. The infection can manifest itself in an increasing skin rash and, among other things, arthritis. Within 3-10 days after the bite, but often after a few weeks, infectious erythema (red swelling of the skin) appears at the site of the wound . Inflammation may be accompanied by fever . The immune system responds to infection by releasing specific antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi.
When to test?
The development of Lyme disease has three phases. In the first phase (2-4 weeks), IgM antibodies appear in only 40-60 percent of cases. During the second phase (weeks 4-6), antibodies are detectable in 70 to 90 percent of cases. Finally, in the third phase, the antibodies are generally present and may be detectable. Using the Lyme disease test, it is possible to detect the presence of these specific antibodies, as well as the ongoing infection of Borrelia bacteria 2-6 weeks after the tick bite . If their presence is confirmed, antibiotics must be used to treat the infection . In case of a positive test, therefore, visit your general practitioner and consult the next procedure exclusively with him.
Main features:
- self-diagnostic test for the presence of Borrelia in the blood
- easy and fast to use
- result in as little as 15 minutes
- 91% reliability
- the package contains all the material needed to perform the test
Use
1. Wash your hands with soap and rinse them with clean water.
2. Tear open the protective bag (notched), removing only the cartridge and pipette.
3. Push the small orange pin all the way into the lancet until you hear a click to indicate that the device is activated.
4. Remove the orange pin by turning it left or right.
5. Clean your tummy of your index finger or middle finger with an alcohol wipe. Massage the end of the finger up and down so that the abdomen of the finger is perfused.
6. Firmly push the end of the lancet onto the alcohol-cleaned finger to make good contact. Press the start button.
7. The needle tip is automatically and safely retracted after the injection.
8. Massage the end of your pierced finger to get a drop of blood.
9. Place the pipette on the drop of blood without compressing the balloon. The blood is drawn into the pipette up to the marked comma due to capillarity. If the blood has not reached the comma, you can massage your finger again until there is enough sample. If possible, avoid bubbles.
10. Drip the sample by squeezing the balloon on the pipette into the test window on the cartridge as shown.
11. Wait for the blood to be absorbed from the test window and add 4-5 drops from the buffer vial.
12. After 10 minutes, evaluate the test according to the package leaflet. Do not evaluate after more than 15 minutes.
