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I'm sorry. I have a lot of questions. I just got my test results today, but she just told me over the phone and told me she could send me a brochure and that was it. My IGg was 2.4. I know that the test looks for antibodies, but I was just doing research and it said for a vaccine to work, if they had a herpes vaccine ready, then a weakened version of the virus would've in the vaccine to create antobodies so that if the virus was reintroduced it would fight it off. My thing is, if antibodies are found in us and would be found in a vaccine and those people wouldnt be considered to having herpes. Why are we?
It would mean that you have never actually had the virus.
I know it is an unusual concept, but some people can test positive at times with the IgG test even though they do not have antibodies (or the virus). Its unrelated protein junk that happens to stick to the testing antigen. There is a 50/50 chance this is what is happening to you.
I know it is an unusual concept, but some people can test positive at times with the IgG test even though they do not have antibodies (or the virus). Its unrelated protein junk that happens to stick to the testing antigen. There is a 50/50 chance this is what is happening to you.
So I'm going to redo my test if my numbers were to drop in the negative range, would that mean I don't have it anymore?
Remember that this outcome for you does not mean you have confirmed herpes. Being a low positive means that you may not have antibodies in your blood at all, just some other junk proteins that stuck to the test.
There are only two ways a person has antibodies against a virus:
1. they have (had) the virus
2. they've had a vaccine
As there is no vaccine readily available )although some people have been involved trials) if you have antibodies you must have the virus.
In time, you are right, an antibody test will be useless in detecting whether a person carries the virus or not. That does not change the facts that a person either carries the virus or not. For those that do, there may be a residual risk (could be exceptionally small) that they will experience outbreaks and be able to spread it.
There are only two ways a person has antibodies against a virus:
1. they have (had) the virus
2. they've had a vaccine
As there is no vaccine readily available )although some people have been involved trials) if you have antibodies you must have the virus.
In time, you are right, an antibody test will be useless in detecting whether a person carries the virus or not. That does not change the facts that a person either carries the virus or not. For those that do, there may be a residual risk (could be exceptionally small) that they will experience outbreaks and be able to spread it.
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