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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: scientizscht on 16/03/2020 18:36:02

Title: Is it possible to determine if you have passed COVID?
Post by: scientizscht on 16/03/2020 18:36:02

Hello!

Is it possible to determine if you have passed COVID infection? By antibody tests?

Title: Re: Is it possible to determine if you have passed COVID?
Post by: evan_au on 16/03/2020 20:15:57

A number of researchers are working on antibody tests.

One researcher commented that it's fairly easy to make a "quick and dirty" test for coronavirus, but making it specific to this particular strain of coronavirus is much more of a challenge!