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Physicians develop test to predict mild or severe COVID-19 symptoms

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[TRENDING: Trump holds rally in Sanford | Mystery space object may be old rocket | NFL coach: Virus outbreak shows who the ‘whiners are’]Scientists and physicians in Orlando are working on developing a new rapid blood test that tests the immune system of patients, and could determine their specific response to COVID-19.“It takes a minute to do, you can do it on a finger prick,” Dr.

Devendra Mehta said.Dr. Mehta, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, is leading the team of researchers.

Their group acquired funding and technology from a local life science company called Nanodiscovery Inc.The blood test predicts the severity of illness, and is based off of previous work done with the Zika virus.

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