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When Will Blood Test Be Accurate For Herpes Infection?

i may have been infected with herpes on may 23 ( it is july 15 now). if i do have herpes, my first outbreak would have started last week. it ended this week. i was going to get a herpes blood test tomorrow but do you think that a blood test would be accurate? i have read that it take a while for the antibodies to show up in ones blood so I'm not sure if the test would be accurate tomorrow. what do you think?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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Hello
You mentioned that you may have got infection i.e. herpes .
The period of infection after contact with an infected person either VIRUS is 1-26 days ( median 6-8 days ) . Herpes simplex viuses i.e. HSV-1 & HSV-2 .Herpes Zoster Viruses and Human herpex viruses.
In my opinion you want to know about HIV , so note down.
Western blot is the most commonly used confirmatory test and detects antibodies to HIV antigens of specific molecular weights. Antibodies to HIV BEGINS to appear within 2 weeks of infection and not later than > 3 months .
So it is clear that after 2 WEEKS but not later than 3 MONTHS .
Hope this will be useful for you.
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When Will Blood Test Be Accurate For Herpes Infection?

Hello You mentioned that you may have got infection i.e. herpes . The period of infection after contact with an infected person either VIRUS is 1-26 days ( median 6-8 days ) . Herpes simplex viuses i.e. HSV-1 & HSV-2 .Herpes Zoster Viruses and Human herpex viruses. In my opinion you want to know about HIV , so note down. Western blot is the most commonly used confirmatory test and detects antibodies to HIV antigens of specific molecular weights. Antibodies to HIV BEGINS to appear within 2 weeks of infection and not later than 3 months . So it is clear that after 2 WEEKS but not later than 3 MONTHS . Hope this will be useful for you.