Re: help to understand bloodtest result

[Guest guest]

R HSV IgM antibody

REACTIVE (low level).Probably non specific. Unlikely to be related to the current clinical problem.

What is HSV and what does this mean?

Thanks for helping.

[Guest guest]

HSV is Herpes Simple Virus. Most everyone has HSV, (eg most people have had a

cold sore and thats HSV.There are 2 types 1 & 2. Cant remember which way round

but one causes cold sores and the other is genital herpes. I dont know anything

else about the relevance of having low levels of Antibodies but Herpes is a

virus that stays latent in your system and then can reactivate eg if you are run

down, get a cold, even sunlight exposure. Its why when you get that tingle in

your lip they ask you to use acyclovir before the viruses burst out of your

cells. I think if I remember rightly they take over your own nucleotide

processing facilities to produce new virus when the times right.

IgM is Immunoglobulin M (Antibodies) There are 5 Imuunoglobulins, IgA, IgD, IgE,

IgM, IgG. They all have different jobs to do in the body and someone will maybe

remind us what those are as I have forgotten!

Luv C

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> R HSV IgM antibody

> REACTIVE (low level).Probably non specific. Unlikely to be related to the

current clinical problem.

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> What is HSV and what does this mean?

>

> Thanks for helping.

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