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2. Rapid antigen test - Wikipedia

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   A COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test(top) with a Covid-19 Rapid Antigen and a Influenza A&B Rapid Antigen Test(bottom) A rapid antigen test (RAT), sometimes called a rapid antigen detection test (RADT), antigen rapid test (ART), or loosely just a rapid test, is a rapid diagnostic test suitable for point-of-care testing that directly detects the presence or absence of an antigen.

3. COVID-19 rapid antigen test - Wikipedia

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   A typical COVID-19 RAT is a lateral flow test (LFT). [39]: Table S1 [41] For an LFT, a liquid sample (such as from a nasal swab) is placed on a pad at one end of a porous paper-like strip. [42] [43] The liquid is pulled through the strip by wicking (capillary action), encountering different chemically-enhanced regions embedded within the strip.

4. COVID-19 testing - Wikipedia

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   COVID-19 testing involves analyzing samples to assess the current or past presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cases COVID-19 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The two main types of tests detect either the presence of the virus or antibodies produced in response to infection. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Molecular tests for viral presence through ...

5. The daily DIY coronavirus screening you should do every morning

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   Smell loss — called anosmia — is a common symptom of COVID-19. It illustrates perfectly how smell checks could be used as a screening tool for COVID-19 infection. One afternoon, our graduate ...

6. Got a Faint Line on a COVID-19 Home Test? Here's What ... - AOL

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   The liquids used within a COVID-19 test help to extract "viral proteins" from a nasal sample, explains Joseph Mann, MSN, FNP-C, a medical science liaison for health technology provider BD. These ...

7. Lateral flow test - Wikipedia

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   A lateral flow test ( LFT ), [ 1] is an assay also known as a lateral flow device ( LFD ), lateral flow immunochromatographic assay, or rapid test. It is a simple device intended to detect the presence of a target substance in a liquid sample without the need for specialized and costly equipment. LFTs are widely used in medical diagnostics in ...

8. Development of COVID-19 tests - Wikipedia

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   The development of COVID-19 tests was a major public health priority during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2020, scientists from China published the first genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 via virological.org, [ 3] a "hub for prepublication data designed to assist with public health activities and research". [ 4]

9. COVID-19 testing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and South Korea were identified at around the same time. [21] Critics say the U.S. government has botched the approval and distribution of test kits, losing crucial time during the early weeks of the outbreak, with the result that the true number of cases in the United States was impossible to estimate with ...