a Visit to a hematologist is a luxury for many people in Africa. That is why the team of engineers from the University of California (Berkeley) proposes to use the iPhone as a microscope that can perform a blood test. This tells the resource Engadget.

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a Visit to a hematologist is a luxury for many people in Africa. That is why the team of engineers from the University of California (Berkeley) proposes to use the iPhone as a microscope that can perform a blood test. This tells the resource Engadget.

C by using a simple device called CellScope Loa scientists have learned within three minutes to find the parasites present in the blood of patients. Generally, it is printed on a 3D printer box, on top of which is installed iPhone. His camera focuses on the blood sample and takes a 5-second video. Complete the application processes for the presence of live microscopic worms (traditional markers are not used in this), causing elephantiasis (elephantiasis) and onchocerciasis (rockowa blindness).

Medication curing from these two diseases are very similar, but there is another problem: if the patient suffers more and loa loa (the disease is more commonly known as the "African eye worm"), the treatment may cause the patient problems with brain function and lead to death. Therefore, the analysis of blood before any treatment is a very important procedure in the local realities.

Scientists plan to conduct extensive testing CellScope Loa, and his first "clients" will be the 40,000 residents of Cameroon.

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