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It seems a lot of people may have been sick with covid-19 but went undetected or untested due to mild symptoms. is there a test to determine if you had coronavirus before?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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YES: Serologic (blood) tests can check to see if antibodies are present from a past infection.

Answered 5/2/2020

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A member asked:

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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