Surprise! You probably did not have coronaviruses, after all
Only a few more than 1/3 of test topics that thought they had really made Covid-19.
You probably know at least one person - possibly yourself-who thinks he has already had coronaviruses, despite never taking a CVIV-19 test. Maybe you have suffered a terrible respiratory infection, a sharp fever, or a seriously debilitating stomach virus at the beginning of the year and do not think much about it before the pandemic has begun to spread at a fast speed across the country. Or maybe you just did not feel sick enough to pass a test. Anyway, it's probably not a good idea to assume that you have antibodies or are protected from coronavirus.
In a newto study, an overwhelming majority of those who already thought they were wrong.
You probably did not have "
Researchers at the ICAHN Medicine School at MT. Sinai found that only 37% of those who thought they had COVID-19 in the last three months, but have never received a confirmed clinical diagnosis via a test , actually positive tested for antibodies.
"This implies that it probably involves many people who suspect they probably did not have it," Dr. Ania Wajnberg, one of the authors of the study of Mount Sinai and an Associate Professor of Medicine. ICAHN medicine school, explains. "You can not assume that you have just had it because you did not feel good a few months ago."
If you are curious to know which antibody antibodies can determine if a person had an infection, researchers say 99% of those who had a confirmed CVIV-19 diagnosis have in fact.
The study was not peer-examined and is part of the medical center antibody test program, focused on the identification of convalescent plasma donors to provide seriously ill patients with experiential treatment to combat the virus .
"We gave a convalescent plasma to hundreds of patients with Mount Sinai's health system, and it was a good thing to be a part," said Wajnberg. "And that also helps us learn potential immunity."
Antibody studies continue
While some research has been conducted to try to discover the percentage of people who have already been infected with the very contagious virus (a smallto studyled by researchers in USC, estimated the number of 4% of the population), it is likely that we will probably not have a reliable answer before 2021. TheCDCShould begin an expansive antibody study on 25 metropolitan areas of the country, with projects of 325,000 people.
Even in this case, some can be allowed to scratch their heads - they had them or not? "I had symptoms at the beginning of the first wave, but I'm not eligible for a test because there was so few tests," said a Brooklyn New Yorker who asked to remain anonymous. "The shortness of breath, fatigue, chills - the works. My wife had stomach problems for a day, too. But when we were tested for antibodies weeks after recovery, we do not have them as cautious, And as confused, as always. "
At the end of the line: Do you test if you have symptoms of COVID-19 - and consider an antibody test if you once had symptoms, but you feel better now. The more data we have data, the better you are healthy. And cross this pandemic to your absolute healthiest health, do not miss theseThings you should never do during the coronavirus pandemic.
