Kiranjeet Kaur Biotechnologist

  How ELISA helps to detect HIV? Indirect ELISA is the method of choice to detect the presence of serum antibodies against HIV Image Credit/cottonbro/pexels.com A IDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome)is one of the most challenging and serious epidemic diseases worldwide.AIDS occurs due to HIV i.e.Human Immunodeficiency Virus. In 1981, HIV causes one of humanity’s deadliest and most persistent epidemics. According to a survey in 2019, it is estimated that 1.7 million individuals are affected by AIDS. Data shows 1.5 million cases were infected to adults and 150,000 infections were shown in children ( < 15-year-Old) recorded. This epidemic disease may be chronic can last for a year or be lifelong. A person infected with HIV progressed to AIDS due to : The number of CD4 cells falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood ( Healthy immune system, CD4 counts between 500 and 1,600 cells per cubic millimeter of blood)or develop opportunistic infections regardless...