Glossary
Coronavirus - a large family of viruses causing mild to severe upper respiratory symptoms.
SARS-CoV-2 (Sars-coh-vee-too) — a beta-coronavirus, responsible for the 2020 pandemic.
COVID-19 - illness caused by SARS-CoV-2.
“COVID-19 test” - an RT-PCR test done on a nasopharyngeal swab to detect viral fragments.
Antigen test - a rapid test done on a nasopharyngeal swab to detect viral surface proteins.
Antibody test - a blood test to detect antibodies made by the body to combat the virus.
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James
Develin
I am NOT rooting against a 2020-2021 NFL season.
Tom
Brady
Antonio
Brown
Jeff Pash
A note on testing
“COVID 19 tests”
antigen tests
antibody test
Mike Trout
Von Miller
Patrick Mahomes
During a pandemic, individual player health is directly tied to league health.
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Dr. Jessica Flynn is a sports medicine physician at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA. She writes about injuries in professional sports on her blog, DocFlynn.com. You can follow her on Twitter @jessdeede.
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