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- If a test is 90% specific, that means that 90 people out of 100 will be correctly diagnosed as not having a disease and that 10 people will have a false-positive result. The higher the sensitivity and specificity, the lower the chances of a false (incorrect) result.
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4 days ago · If a test is 90% specific, that means that 90 people out of 100 will be correctly diagnosed as not having a disease and that 10 people will have a false-positive result. The higher the sensitivity and specificity, the lower the chances of a false (incorrect) result.
5 days ago · Specifically, false-positive case scores were significantly more likely in African-American and older patients (71–80 years) and less likely in Asian and younger patients (41–50 years) compared to White patients and patients between the ages of 51 and 60.
4 days ago · Click on: Transmission the basics. Oral sex, when the virus is active on the face, allows the virus to be passed from the face of one person to the genitals of another. Or if one person has it genitally, oral sex will mean it is possible for a partner to catch it on the face. You can pass it on from the affected area, when the virus is present ...
- How is herpes simplex caught and passed on?The facts about herpes transmission are clear:Herpes is passed directly from the affected area of skin (which could be the genitals, face or hands)...
- Can I spread herpes to another part of my body? Can you get genital herpes if you already have oral ...It is rare for people to re-catch a virus that they already have for a second time – even on a different part of the body. Their immune system defe...
- How long after the symptoms disappear before I can have sex?Don’t have sex from the first warning signs that a recurrence is starting (tingles, burning skin sensations, aches, stabbing pains). Wait until the...
- Could I pass herpes simplex to a partner if I have no symptoms? (Asymptomatic shedding)This sometimes happens but is not likely. When the virus is inactive (dormant) inside the nerve cells it cannot be caught by a partner. If there is...
- What if my partner already has herpes simplex?We often hear that "I have genial herpes and my partner has facial herpes, what does this mean for us?" When you and your partner have the same vir...
- My partner already has cold sores. On the face – or anywhere…If your new partner has had cold sores in the past, this either means that they have the same herpes virus as you, or will have the other type (the...
- My partner doesn’t have genital herpes so how can I have caught it?Your partner could be one of the ‘two out of three’ people with herpes simplex who have it so mildly they do not realise. So they could have sex wh...
- Can I catch herpes simplex off towels, cups, or anything?No, you will not catch it off anything. The virus is caught from the skin, not from objects. It is a delicate virus and dies quickly when away from...
- Can I give herpes to my children?No – this will not happen. Parents do not need to worry about passing on their genital herpes to children because it is caught through direct skin...
- Is genital herpes caught from a cold sore?If a person with a cold sore on the mouth does oral sex he or she can give his/her partner ‘cold sores on the genitals’ which is genital herpes. Al...
2 days ago · A false positive is a form of reporting mistake that occurs in binary classification and medical testing when a test reveals the existence of a condition when it should not. In contrast, a false negative occurs when a test wrongly indicates the absence of a condition when, in fact, the condition is present (Muchinsky & Howes, 2019).
5 days ago · I have been taking it ever since which has been several years by this point. At the time of that second visit, I did ask if it was possible that the Type 2 was a false positive result and was told possibly, and the best way to know was to get any ulcers swabbed. I have not had any other outbreaks since so no way of telling.
4 days ago · 3. What is the probability of getting a false positive and false negative? Statistics show that False Positives occur about 5% to 10 % and False Negatives occur 10% to 15% among the total number of drug tests conducted. 4. What is the consequence of a False Positive Test?
4 days ago · Understanding T21: False Positive Rate Explained • T21 False Positives • Learn about the low false positive rate for Trisomy 21 and the importance of confirm...
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