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We’re several months into the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of different diagnostics are now available. Put your knowledge of COVID-19 diagnostics to the test with this quiz.
COVID-19 diagnostics
01
Which tests amplify the virus’s genetic material?
Nucleic acid tests
Antigen tests
Antibody tests
All these tests
Nucleic acid tests
Antigen tests
Antibody tests
None of these tests
02
Which tests can determine if you’ve had an infection in the past?
37
141
82
193
03
As of June 21, 2020, how many tests of all types has the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization?
IgA and IgG
IgE and IgG
IgA and IgM
IgG and IgM
04
Which antibodies are the most common targets of antibody tests?
DNA helicase
RNA polymerase
reverse transcriptase
RNA transcriptase
05
In nucleic acid tests, what is the name of the enzyme which converts the viral RNA to DNA?
10 minutes
3 hours
1 hour
1 day
06
Recently, CRISPR-based nucleic acid tests have been developed. Approximately how quickly do these tests deliver a result?
Contamination
Low accuracy
Faulty reagents
Reagent shortages
07
Which of the following caused issues with the first set of nucleic acid tests sent out by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
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1. Which tests amplify the virus’s genetic material?
2. Which tests can determine if you’ve had an infection in the past?
3. As of June 21, 2020, how many tests of all types has the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization?
4. Which antibodies are the most common targets of antibody tests?
Nucleic acid tests
Antibody tests
141
IgG and IgM
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5. In nucleic acid tests, what is the name of the enzyme which converts the viral RNA to DNA?
6. Recently, CRISPR-based nucleic acid tests have been developed. Approximately how quickly do these tests deliver a result?
7. Which of the following caused issues with the first set of nucleic acid tests sent out by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
reverse transcriptase
1 hour
Faulty reagents