How could a false negative and false positive test occur in the antibody test for coronavirus? Explain your answer by discussing how the test works.

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How could a false negative and false positive test occur in the antibody test for coronavirus? Explain your answer by discussing how the test works.-A false postive can occur in a antibody test due to the test being highly specific. While the test is suppose to detetect the antibodies of Sars-Cov-2, an antibody test that has low specificity will detects other antibodies to other viruses

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