Herpes Test?

Question

Is there a such thing as a Herpes Test? My doctor said that there isn't. My girlfriend who lives out of town said she had a Herpes test & she has Type 2. I wanted to go get tested in that case & my doctor of internal medicine is saying there is not any such test. My girlfriend said that she had the Western Blot Yest and my doctor said it is an Aids test. Is that true and do they really not have a Herpes Test?

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The Western Blot test isn't an AIDS test. The Western Blot test can determine if a person has HIV antibodies, but it can also be used as the definitive test for Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly referred to as "mad cow disease"). Some forms of Lyme disease can also be tested by using the Western Blot test.

There ARE tests that can tell if a person has herpes though. The most preferred way and the most common way of diagnosing herpes is by a physical examination, but there are blood tests that can be done to determine if a person has herpes antibodies. They can sometimes be misleading though or inconclusive.

Check out the link below for more information about testing for herpes:
http://www.herpesdiagnosis.com/blood.html

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There are various tests for diagnosing herpes:

1. Herpes viral culture. - Cells or fluid from a fresh sore are collected with a cotton swab and placed in a culture cup. A viral culture is the most specific method of finding a genital herpes infection.

2. Herpes virus antigen detection test. Cells from a fresh sore are scraped off and then smeared onto a microscope slide. This test finds markers (called antigens) on the surface of cells infected with the herpes virus. This test may be done with or in place of a viral culture.

3. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A PCR test can be done on cells or fluid from a sore or on blood or on other fluid, such as spinal fluid. PCR finds the genetic material (DNA) of the HSV virus. This test can tell the difference between HSV-1 and HSV-2. The PCR test is not often done on skin sores, but it is best for testing spinal fluid, for those rare cases in which herpes may cause an infection in or around the brain.

4. Antibody tests. Blood tests can find antibodies that are made by the immune system to fight a herpes infection. Antibody tests are occasionally done but are not as accurate as a viral culture at finding the cause of a specific sore or ulcer. Antibody tests cannot tell the difference between a current active herpes infection and a herpes infection that occurred in the past. Because antibodies take time to develop after the first infection, you may not have a positive antibody test if you have just recently been infected. Some blood tests can tell the difference between HSV-1 and HSV-2.

western blot is a test for finding whether a specific antibody is present in the blood. an antibody is a substance that if formed by the body in response to a virus or other disease causing agent. so it can be used for diagnosing any viral disease, although it is commonly used for testing AIDS.

hope this helps

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