Re: Q: Basic immunology question

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You are correct , IgM is current or immediate infection. IgG

antibodies peak at 10 weeks after onset and remain detectable for life.

ND

--- Hindman wrote:

> Hi everyone-

> I have a basic immunology question that I can't find a clear,

> succinct answer to in any of my references. I have a patient who did

> EBV

> and CMV testing with a prior doc. Her EBV and CMV IgG titers were

> elevated

> but the IgM titers were completely normal IgM for both. She was told

> she

> obviously had chronic infections and needed to be treated for them.

> I

> remember talking to a doc at Immunosciences (for a different patient)

> that

> IgG titers go up if there has been a past exposure but a normal IgM

> rules

> out current (or current activation of a chronic) infection. This

> also

> sounds right from what I remember from Immunology (ages ago) but

> can't find

> it put that clearly in any of my books. Can someone just confirm

> what I'm

> thinking??

>

> Thanks-

> (I think my brain has gone to Hawaii without me) Hindman,

> ND, LAc

> Portland, OR

> family practice, cancer

>

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is definitely correct. However, my question is: Does the value of the IgG decrease as a person becomes healthier over time? I have recently been paying attention to this, and have found it to be true in at least two cases so far. Any ideas? Thanks. susan jones wrote: You are correct , IgM is current or immediate infection. IgGantibodies peak at 10 weeks after onset and remain detectable for life.

ND--- Hindman <kjhindmangmail> wrote:> Hi everyone-> I have a basic immunology question that I can't find a clear,> succinct answer to in any of my references. I have a patient who did> EBV> and CMV testing with a prior doc. Her EBV and CMV IgG titers were> elevated> but the IgM titers were completely normal IgM for both. She was told> she> obviously had chronic infections and needed to be treated for them. > I> remember talking to a doc at Immunosciences (for a different patient)> that> IgG titers go up if there has been a past exposure but a normal IgM> rules> out current (or current activation of a chronic) infection. This> also> sounds right from what I remember from Immunology (ages ago) but> can't find> it put that clearly in any of my books. Can someone

just confirm> what I'm> thinking??> > Thanks-> (I think my brain has gone to Hawaii without me) Hindman,> ND, LAc> Portland, OR> family practice, cancer> __________________________________________________________Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Sharum Sharif, N.D. Whole Health Clinic Kent, Washington www.WholeHealthClinic.net