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Whats the meaning of herpes type 1 igg- serum positive, herpes type 2 igg - serum negative and herpes 1+2 igm ab serum negative? thats my results

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

HSV1, no HSV2: The results mean you are carrying herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), usually from oral infection in childhood, so you probably have had it for years. But if you have had symptoms that suggest genital herpes, it could be a genital infection. You do not have HSV2, the usual cause of genital herpes. I takes up to 12 weeks for positive results, so these results do not exclude recent infection.

Answered 7/30/2019

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