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My infectious dis. spec. said that i was exposed to hsv2 (igg was positive 1.76) but by my description of symptoms, he said i did not have a classical outbreak. is there a difference between in "exposed" and having herpes? what's deal with "exposed"?
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Maybe false pos test: If test was HerpeSelect® (check with doctor or the lab), it's probably false positive. ELISA value over 1.1 is officially positive, but most people actually infected with HSV2 have values of 3.5 or higher. At 1.76, there's at least a 50% chance you don't have it. Ask doctor about confirmation with Western blot test. If true positive, you have HSV2; pos test always means infected, not just exposed.
Answered 2/24/2017
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See below: A high percentage of people have a high IgG to Herpes.A high IgM indicates a recent infection. Many people have been exposed to herpes as children but don't usually develop active disease.
Answered 2/25/2017
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