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Why would my lyme disease western blot test show 4 igg bands as reactive? could this mean i have the disease? none of the igm bands were reactive.

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Not necessarily: IgM antibody means recent infection. IgG antibody usually means remote infection. You may not have the disease, just that you may have been infected at one time.

Answered 10/12/2017

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