Hi, I asked for herpes blood test but from lab they told there is no test like that? Whats the blood test name for herpes?

Hi lybrate-user, polymerase chain reaction (pcr) pcr can be used to detect vzv dna rapidly and sensitively and is now widely available. The ideal samples are swabs of unroofed vesicular lesions and scabs from crusted lesions; viral dna may also be detected in saliva during acute disease, but this sample is less reliable for herpes zoster than it is for varicella. Biopsy samples are also useful test samples in cases of disseminated disease. It is also possible to use pcr to distinguish between wild-type and vaccine strains of vzv. So basically tests are available but should be done under the guidance of expert doctor. For more details do consult me online.

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