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    I got my test results back for the covid
    Antibodies yesterday and they came back negative.

    I posted that my wife had covid in January and I assumed my whole family got it, we didn’t sleep in the same bed for 10 days but other than that we were living together like normal.

    I’ve heard of other families where one person gets it but the rest don’t but I find it so strange.

    Are there people naturally immune or less likely to get it?
    Was my wife not actually infected and she had a false positive? (She did lose her sense of smell and taste though)
    Did I in fact have it but my antibodies disappeared after two months?

    Such a strange virus.

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    • My gf got it and I slept with her & quarantined with her entire time (I felt flu-like a day or two before her), but I tested negative in test AND no antibodieshardhat
    • Yeah that’s so bizarre but wondering if it’s more common than we think._niko
    • I know of more than a few couples where one got it and the other didn’t. Fwiw, all were women who got sick. The guys were okay.hardhat
    • That’s said, more men test positive in generalhardhat
    • antibodies develop when you are really sick. if your body doesn't see reason as what's at its immediate disposal is good enough...pr2
    • ...then you won't develop antibodies. you might develop t-cells (kinda like engineer that know show to build tank when war comes)...pr2
    • ...but there is no test for t-cells.pr2
    • since she lots sense of smell and taste, she almost certainly got it. and you almost certainly got it too but maybe u had it earlier?pr2
    • there were studies early on that said you were (i think) only 28% likely to get it from a spouse, 18% from another member of the household...kingsteven
    • and that was back when folks weren't being so careful.+ if you had a minor case its more likely that your body fought it off through other means.kingsteven
    • i give niko benefit of doubt assuming that he bangs his gf - which involves kissing and that leads directly to infection.pr2
    • we also know a friend cuple, he tested positive and his girlfriend who lives with him Not. it also makes them wonder.api
    • I'm pretty sure I had it early 2020. My wife didnt catch it. Her mum who was staying with us at time was a little poorly. My folks who we'd only see on occasionmicrokorg
    • both had same as what i had (unconfirmed as covid). but one of their friends who had same sympoms died and covid was cause of death.microkorg
    • Tin foil hat should helpi_was
    • I still have antibodies from last March. My friend who got it but had very very light symptoms doesn’t have antibodies.Chimp
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