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What Could Positive IgM And Strep B Test But Negative IgG Indicate?
In march I got sick which looked like herpes got igm test postive and igg negative. went beck seven months later and igm postive igg negative I have been fine since March. strep b came back postive in March as well. If it's not herpes what could it be?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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IgM and IgG are types of antibodies that are formed when the body reacts to the presence to a particular virus, bacteria, fungi.
When the body picks up the infectious agent, it forms antibodies against it. The IgM antibodies are formed first then disappear and then the IgG antibodies are formed later.
When checking whether a person had a particular infection in the past or has it at the moment or recently, the IgG and IgM can help.
IgM means it is a recent infection, IgG means the infection was in the past.
You had positive IgM antibodies, this means that you were positive for a present/recent infection of herpes.
The negative IgG antibodies means that it wasn't a past infection, this infection recently happened.
It is herpes according to these results.
I hope this helps
IgM and IgG are types of antibodies that are formed when the body reacts to the presence to a particular virus, bacteria, fungi.
When the body picks up the infectious agent, it forms antibodies against it. The IgM antibodies are formed first then disappear and then the IgG antibodies are formed later.
When checking whether a person had a particular infection in the past or has it at the moment or recently, the IgG and IgM can help.
IgM means it is a recent infection, IgG means the infection was in the past.
You had positive IgM antibodies, this means that you were positive for a present/recent infection of herpes.
The negative IgG antibodies means that it wasn't a past infection, this infection recently happened.
It is herpes according to these results.
I hope this helps
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