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Can I find out if I have HSV 1 or 2 through a bloodtest? Is HSV2 also linked to Alzheimers?

Mark
03/11/09
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jipsy
Thursday, August 13, 2009

a blood test will check for antibodies but it is not 100% accurate in testing for HSV2, i have been adv a swab of the fluid from the blisters is the only way.  I am sure I have HSV2 i have monthly outbreaks, however my blood test only shows HSV1 which i know i have anyway because of coldsores on nose.  I have not read any literature that suggests HSV2 will cause alzheimers 

re: Can I find out if I have HSV 1 or 2 through a bloodtest? Is HSV2 also linked to Alzheimers?
LonelySoul
Thursday, October 01, 2009 at 08:09 PM

i have wikipedia is where i read it but thats only if alzheimers is heredity in ur family as well as bi-polar check it out.

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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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