Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight
by icedchai on Monday March 18, 2019 @04:56PM
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You realize most people don't get any symptoms, right? Many people contract it as a kid (a kiss from a relative) and their immune system suppresses it. Unless you get an HSV blood test you will not know.
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Re:Herpes Virus Reactivation in Astronauts During Spaceflight
by yakshaving_jgt on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:01PM
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Even blood tests are unreliable. IIRC, IgG tests are quite reliable but not every clinic does them. Many clinics default to an IgM test, which are useless[0]. The gold standard here is the Western Blot test
[0]: https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/igm-blood-test-...