COVID-19 test
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
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Summary
COVID-19 test is a medical test type[1]. It draws 1,746 Wikipedia views per month (medical test type category, ranking #15 of 59).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: molecular diagnostics[3], medical procedure[4]
- Subclass of: periodic health examination[5], Viral disease testing[6], air surveillance[7], wastewater surveillance[8]
- Has use: medical diagnosis[9], screening[10], Wastewater-based epidemiology[11]
- Commons category: COVID-19 testing[12]
- Has part(s): reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction[13], immunoassay[14], computed tomography[15], laboratory diagnosis of viral infections[16], rapid antigen test[17]
- Inception: 2020[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:COVID-19 testing[19]
- Facet of: COVID-19 pandemic[20]
- Topic has template: Template:COVID-19 testing by country[21]
- History of topic: Development of COVID-19 tests[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject COVID-19[23]
- P14717: COVID-19 test[24]
Why It Matters
COVID-19 test has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]