Antibody tests aren't unusual at all. In terms of why they were tested, some of the articles in the press lately seem to indicate that its in response to a shin

Antibody tests aren't unusual at all. In terms of why they were tested, some of the articles in the press lately seem to indicate that its in response to a shingles infection. Thats when the chickenpox virus (a herpesvirus) becomes reactivated later in life and specifically infects a nerve. We all get exposed to chickenpox and most of us are latently harboring it. I wish I understood all of the herpes isoforms better.