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PARVOVIRUS B19 ANTIBODY IGM IS A BLOOD TEST USED TO DETECT A RECENT INFECTION WITH PARVOVIRUS B19, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES FIFTH DISEASE. 1 THIS TEST MEASURES THE PRESENCE OF IGM ANTIBODIES, WHICH ARE PRODUCED BY THE BODY IN RESPONSE TO A CURRENT OR RECENT INFECTION. 2 A POSITIVE IGM TEST INDICATES THAT THE PERSON IS LIKELY EXPERIENCING AN ACTIVE INFECTION WITH PARVOVIRUS B19. THIS TEST IS OFTEN ORDERED FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS, AS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS FOR THE FETUS
