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2. Coronavirus: Diagnosis and Testing of COVID-19 - Healthline

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   The bottom line. RT-PCR testing remains the primary method for diagnosing COVID-19 in the United States. However, some clinicians may utilize chest CT scans as a simpler, quicker, and more ...

3. What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests? - Healthline

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   There are a few different tests for COVID-19. These include viral tests and antibody tests. Viral tests are used to see if you currently have COVID-19. The two different types of viral tests are ...

4. Rapid COVID-19 Tests: When to Use Them and How They Work

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   If you know you have been exposed to COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends testing 3 to 5 days after exposure. Cioe-Peña says the best time to test is the same day you want ...

5. Coronavirus & COVID-19 Overview: Symptoms, Risks, Prevention ...

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   Loss of smell or taste. Nausea. Diarrhea. The virus can lead to pneumonia, respiratory failure, heart problems, liver problems, septic shock, and death. Many COVID-19 complications may be caused ...

6. How Coronavirus Is Transmitted: Here Are All the Ways It Can ...

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   COVID-19 Prevention. ... Taking a COVID-19 test on the fifth day after exposure; ... Isolation is a health care term that means separating people who are contagious from people who aren't. If you ...

7. FDA OKs New Treatment to Prevent COVID in High-Risk People

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   A new antibody treatment has been approved to help prevent COVID-19, and it will be available in a matter of days for many of the estimated 3 in every 100 people in the U.S. who have compromised ...

8. Here's When You Should Take a PCR or a Rapid Antigen Test

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   The diagnostic tests are designed to show if you have an active Covid-19 infection, while antibody tests show whether or not you had Covid-19 in the past. Health Conditions Featured

9. COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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   The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in Wuhan , the capital of Hubei , China, in December 2019, before it spread to other areas of Asia ...