‘Anal Swab’

Sounds fun, right?

CTV: China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting COVID-19, state TV reported, with social media users and travellers squirming over the invasive procedure which doctors say can be more effective in detecting the virus.

Officials took anal swabs from residents of neighbourhoods with confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing last week, broadcaster CCTV said, while those in designated quarantine facilities have also undergone the test.

Small, localized outbreaks in recent weeks have seen multiple cities in northern China sealed off from the rest of the country and prompted mass testing campaigns — which up until now have mostly been conducted using throat and nose swabs.

But the anal swabs method “can increase the detection rate of infected people” as traces of the virus linger longer in the anus than in the respiratory tract, Li Tongzeng, a senior doctor from Beijing’s You’an Hospital, told CCTV.

Too bad we don’t get to choose how we get ‘Swabbed’ for COVID19 cuz I’d go Anus over Throat/Nasal Cavity, 7 days a week.

The Anus provides a mucous for bacteria and virus’s alike hang on to until the very last second so if you really want to see how unhealthy someone is, the anal canal is the place to be.  It houses a treasure trove of genetic information Dr’s can use to determine individual health giving them a more accurate description of what’s really going on.

The problem? Folks generally shy away from strangers putting stuff in their bums so the Anal Swab isn’t as popular as it should be.  However, if it’s as bang-on as the Chinese Government says it is (so it probably isn’t), Anal Swabs should be the prefer method of testing, world wide, IMO.

I can see millions of people opting for a little rim tickle over the intrusive, uncomfortable, nasal cavity test.

Make home COVID19 ‘Anal Swab’  kits for the masses and let us rummage around our own anus’s.  Some of us do butt stuff  for fun on a lonely Friday night with power tolls that dwarf cotton swabs, so it’s not that much of a stretch when you think about it.  Plus, if you can guarantee us precise results that help determine a proper course of action, it could go a long way to battling the plague of the 21st century.

We do at home stool sample tests, so an at home anal swab should be a breeze.

Just wait until someone OTHER than China starts producing these ‘Anal Swab Kit’s.  Better to be safe than sorry.

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