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Ans. A virologist is a medical professional who specializes in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of viral infections. Basically, a Virologist is a person who studies and researches various types of viruses found in the world that affect humans, animals, plants, insects, microorganisms, and the overall environment.
Ans. Virologists study, diagnose, manage and treat patients having viral infections or diseases, for example, Covid-19, Ebola, HIV, etc. Virologists work as the frontline to counter the virus spread, and they research the virus thoroughly to get to the bottom of the cause, why it spread, and what are the ways to prevent it.
Ans. Virologists may recommend various diagnostic tests to get to know how bad an infected patient’s medical condition is. The most common tests are body fluid diagnostic tests like Urinalysis, Semen Analysis, Fetal Fibronectin, CSF Analysis, Synovial Fluid Analysis, Pleural Fluid Analysis, etc. Along with that, blood tests are quite common to know the effect of a virus on the human body.
Ans. Usually, you need a referral from your primary care provider to visit or see a virologist. And in cases where there is an outbreak like Covid-19, and your primary care provider suspects you may have been infected, then he/she may refer you to a virologist.