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Can Pregnancy Tests Help Beat COVID-19?

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

  • Early Pregnancy Test: A simple lateral flow assay that tests for the presence of a particular hormone in urine.
  • Lateral Flow Assay: Simple tests in which a liquid sample is run along the surface of a pad using capillary action and colored antibodies to show a visual positive or negative result.
  • Capillary Action: The movement of water-based liquids within small tubes due to the forces of cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension.
  • Antibody: A blood protein produced by the immune system in response to a particular antigen.
  • Antigen: A foreign substance which produces an immune response within the body.
  • False positive: A result produced that falsely indicates a particular antigen is present.
  • False negative: A result produced that falsely indicates that a particular antigen is absent.

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