With cases first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, COVID-19, of course, wreaked havoc across the entire planet to the tune of 628.7 million infections and 6.5 million deaths — including more than 115,000 health workers — worldwide.

Programmed magnetic nanobeads paired with an off-the-shelf cellphone and plug-in diagnostic tool can diagnose COVID-19 in 55 minutes or less. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

It destroyed lives, upended daily routines, and even threw a wrench into simply going to work.

However, the one silver lining that the pandemic hath wrought is an expansion of infectious-disease-testing technology. In a perfect world we would never again need such intense testing methods. However, that’s simply not feasible.

So, how much do you know about the advances in infectious-disease testing that came about due to COVID-19? Find out with our quiz below:

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