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jeanp
jeanp

The Guardian in UK is reporting on a new test developed by researchers in Boston, USA, which will detect every virus a patient had been infected with over their lifetime, by finding the anti-bodies which the person's body has produced. This works even if there are no longer any symptoms. What's more, it is a cheap and quick test ($25/£16).

What do you think? Could help at least some people suffering CFS/ME? Particularly those who first developed this ailment after a viral infection?

Jean

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  • caitlin39841
    caitlin39841 jeanp

    Posted

    hi jeanp. love the pic. thank u for alerting us to this article. it sounds great news. do u have a link to the article. i'd love to read it.

    with thanks

    Caitlin.

    • mary_24931
      mary_24931 caitlin39841

      Posted

      Hi Caitlin. I just sent you the name of a website to look at but its gone for moderation! Just type in 'test to find every virus you have ever had' and you will get loads of info come up. Mary
    • caitlin39841
      caitlin39841 mary_24931

      Posted

      thank u Mary. that's most kind. i'll google and see what comes up.

      Caitlin

  • Longtallval
    Longtallval jeanp

    Posted

    I would definitely have this test would you?  I'd be so interested to read every virus I've ever had.  Don't know if my GP would do anything about the results, but I'd sure love to have them for my personal records.
    • mary_24931
      mary_24931 Longtallval

      Posted

      It's cheap enough too!  Gives me hope that one day there will be treatment and maybe even a cure for ME and CFS etc! Can't come soon enough can it guys! 😳 We want our lives back!
  • georgeGG
    georgeGG jeanp

    Posted

    Perhaps this will be the key to positive diagnoses where certain viruses show a pattern of being precursors tp various invisible ailments.
    • caitlin39841
      caitlin39841 georgeGG

      Posted

      yes George, my thoughts precisely. it would mean not being humilated & disbelieved, whilst loosing our health, livelihoods and all the loss that goes with this condition.
  • jinny23
    jinny23 jeanp

    Posted

    Hi Jean

    I wonder when this news broke out !

    Fantastic news for us all, hey ?

    Jinny 🎈🎈🎈🎈

  • artistmike
    artistmike jeanp

    Posted

    That's very interesting indeed Jean and might well point up some viral causes for ME/CFS that hadn't been obvious.

    We know that many sufferers have started their journey with CFS after a Glandular Fever diagnosis, I know I was and was very ill for quite a while and then went straight into the ME but many aren't that sure what the trigger was and this sort of test might well at least confirm when it's a viral instigator that has been the problem...

     

    • jeanp
      jeanp artistmike

      Posted

      Yes, and that would help, I think. I didn't have an obvious viral ailment before getting fatigued, so it would give me a bit more knowledge of the cause. But not much help on what to do about it now!

      Jean

  • jeanp
    jeanp

    Posted

    Here's the Guardian URL:

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/04/new-test-uses-a-single-drop-of-blood-to-reveal-entire-history-of-viral-infections

    Or as Mary says, google it.

    Thanks for all your comments; will reply later, no time at the moment!

    Jean

    • Longtallval
      Longtallval jeanp

      Posted

      Thank you very much for that Jean, it's incredibly helpful.  Like others, I had Glandular Fever too, first when I was 10, then at 38, 42, 44 and 47. But for me, the M.E came after an acute stomach bug I caught when I was 50, working at a taxi company Call Centre.  They had one loo for 30 people!!  All the time i was there (3 months), the loo was never cleaned!!! I was on an unpaid job placement, and after I was rushed to A&E with the stomach bug, I lost the job!!  I was SO glad as it wasn't a nice place to work, for nothing OR wages!!
    • jeanp
      jeanp Longtallval

      Posted

      That sounds just horrendous! Blessing in disguise to lose the job, I would say, though you are still having to cope with the aftermath.
  • Guest
    Guest jeanp

    Posted

    great share Jean, thank you

    had a virus for a school term when I was about 10 but no one can remember what it was, I've always wanted to know smile

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