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schema:text	Last Updated on September 17, 2024 by Nivedita Quick Take Various social media posts are sharing a list of more than 50 viruses claiming that they trigger a false positive COVID test result. We fact checked and found this claim to be False. The Claim Various social media posts are sharing a list “of the viruses that can cause a PCR test to give false positives” including Rhinovirus A, Coronavirus MERS and H1N1 flu. The post can be seen here and a screenshot is attached below. Another user shared a screenshot of the list with caption: “The list below can trigger “false positives” on a PCR. It literally says it on the test.” The post can be found here. Similar posts can be found here, here, here and here. Fact Check What is a COVID-19 PCR test? The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 is a molecular test that analyzes your upper respiratory specimen, looking for genetic material (ribonucleic acid or RNA) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It is the most commonly used and reliable test for diagnosis of COVID-19 performed using nasopharyngeal swabs or other upper respiratory tract specimens, including throat swab or, more recently, saliva. Can viruses other than Coronavirus cause a PCR test to give a false positive report of Covid? No. PCR test is not used to detect all the microorganisms mentioned in the viral social media post. To fully grasp the reliability of RT-PCR tests, it’s useful to examine claims like those suggesting that viruses other than COVID-19 might cause false positives in PCR tests. While evaluating the risk of false positives from various viruses, it’s important to also address the implications of PCR testing in broader contexts, including its use in genomic data collection. The primer design is specific to the genome sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and to make sure that the test does not react with other pathogens. RT-PCR tests are designed to specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) RNA.
schema:mentions	dbpedia:The_Claim_(2000_film) Upper respiratory tract infection Reverse transcriptase Gastric acid Polymerase Chain reaction False positives and false negatives Saliva Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 RNA Influenza Polymerase chain reaction Social media Virus Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Nasopharyngeal swab Sampling (medicine) dbpedia:Rhinovirus dbpedia:MERS
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