Usually you can diagnose flu yourself based on the characteristic of your symptoms. Unless there are complications It is unusual for any other diagnostic tests to be necessary.
The main role of laboratory diagnosis is to identify the main circulating types and strains of the flu virus Your GP cannot normally say exactly which virus is causing your flu-like symptoms.. To do this, a viral culture is necessary which will be taken from your nose or throat using a swab.
if you have recently travelled to an area where malaria is a problem), then other tests or a referral may be necessary.If some other disease is suspected for example, malaria….
