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This isn't like the common cold. There have been cases of reinfection reported already.
by robjan 7y ago
This isn't like the common cold. There have been cases of reinfection reported already.
- NicoJuicy 7y agoHow many cases? Are you talking about the woman in Japan?
- halfmatthalfcat 7y agoThey are most likely not reinfections. You can still have the virus reproducing in your body, yet have recovered and are no longer spreading it. If you’re in this post-infection period, you’ll still intermittently test positive (especially when your stool is sampled). This is similar to EBV or HIV. These tests (RT-PCR) also aren’t sensitive enough to test whether the virus is alive or dead, they test for the presence of genetic material.
- jbd0 7y agoViruses are not living things.