Before revision: As positively identifying the occurrence of disease is usually based upon the presence of antibodies for that disease (especially with viral infections such as Herpes Simplex, HIV, and COVID-19 ), this number is not significant if the specificity of the antibody is low.
After revision: As positively identifying the occurrence of disease is usually based upon the presence of antibodies for that disease (especially with viral infections such as Herpes Simplex, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2 ), this number is not significant if the specificity of the antibody is low.