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Can someone be a carrier of an std and still show up negative on the test results?
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Yes: All stds take days to weeks to show up positive on tests since a lot of tests look for antibody to these diseases. Our bodies take time to generate these antibodies, so if a person is infected relatively recently, he/she will test negative, but carry it.
Answered 3/8/2013
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