Choose this test if you believe you were recently exposed to Herpes.
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is responsible for several clinically significant human viral diseases, with severity ranging from inapparent to fatal. Clinical manifestations include genital tract infections, neonatal herpes, meningoencephalitis, keratoconjunctivitis, and gingivostomatitis. There are two HSV serotypes that are closely related antigenically. HSV type 2 is more commonly associated with genital tract and neonatal infections, while HSV type 1 is more commonly associated with infections of non-genital sites. IgM HSV antibodies in infants may be helpful in the diagnosis of neonatal infection. IgM antibody usually appears within the first 4 weeks of life in infected infants and persists for many months. IgM suggests a recent HSV exposure but does not differentiate between primary infection and reactivation.
If HSV IgM is positive, HSV IgM Titer will be performed.
