Mom tested positive for COVID

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Very good to hear, Tim. Thanks for the update.

Dad tested negative on the PCR test as well, but I haven't received my results yet.

Negative on my PCR test!! !

Excellent! How's your mother doing now?

Congrats! (What is a PCR test?)

The PCR is the usual COVID test administered in the United States. It is not the "rapid" test. Most entities require the full PCR test as proof of a negative test; the "rapid" test is frequently not enough.

It can take a few hours; but it usually takes at least one day for the results of the PCR test to come in. For the "rapid" test, it only takes about 15-30 minutes.

It comes from Polymerase Chain Reaction. It tests for the presence of genetic material from the SARS-2 virus (which is the virus which causes COVID-19).

The nasal swab? I've had it three times now. I just didn't know that term for it. I don't know of anyone who has had the one called a rapid test, or how that's done.

Yep. It's a nasal swab.

There is also a saliva test which serves the same function---though it's not always available. You have to expectorate about 3 cubic centimetres of saliva into a test tube.

The "rapid" test is also done with a nasal swab.

I've done the "rapid" test about three times; the regular PCR test maybe 15 times (or perhaps a bit more), and the saliva test twice.

Mom should be able to leave quarantine in a day or two.

Hope your Mother gets well soon and is fully recovered.
Glad to hear of the negative test for you and your father.

FWIW the name of the Disease is "COVID-19" and the name of the Virus is "SARS-CoV-2".
The virus can result in the disease.

[ . . . ]

Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes. The official names are:

Disease
coronavirus disease
(COVID-19)

Virus
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)

[ . . . ]

Source:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease ... -causes-it