What is herpes simplex virus antibody?

When you do a physical examination of herpes simplex virus, there will be two indicators, igg and igm, on the laboratory sheet, and doctors will usually judge whether you are infected with herpes simplex virus according to these two indicators. In fact, igg and igm are two kinds of immunoglobulins, which are antibodies produced by herpes simplex virus infection. Positive means that there are antibodies, that is, infected or being infected with herpes simplex virus. Negative means no antibody, that is, no herpes simplex virus infection. More importantly, the production of anti-herpes simplex virus antibody has auxiliary diagnostic value for judging whether human body is infected with herpes simplex virus.

Since herpes simplex virus is divided into 1 type and type 2, herpes simplex virus antibodies are also divided into 1 type and type 2. In addition, there are differences between igg and igm. IGG and IGM are two different immunoglobulins, which are produced in different order and last for different time. When herpes simplex virus infects human body, igm appears first, and then igg appears. In addition, when igg is produced in the body, igm has basically been decomposed. Secondly, igg, an immunoglobulin, can exist in the human body for a long time.

It can be seen from the above that if IGM is positive, it means that the patient is in an acute infection period, while if IGG is positive, it may be related to previous infection with herpes simplex virus.