I'm a bit worried because I had a penicillin injection before, and now my VDRL test is reactive again. I'm not sure what steps to take next, and also, my nose seems to have a strange smell. Could you guide me on what might be causing this and what I should do?

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Answered 04/07/2025

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I'm dealing with Malaria and my doctor prescribed Falcigo sp kit, but I can't remember the dosage and how long I'm supposed to take it. Could you help me out with this?

the Falcigo-SP Kit is a single-day treatment. The contents of the kit (usually 3 tablets) are taken together as a single dose with water after a meal.Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and Do not consume alcohol while on antimalarial medication.

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I'm really worried because I had unprotected sex with a sex worker 7 and 8 months ago and I just had the fourth-generation p24 antigen test done at Lalpath Lab. It came back non-reactive with index values of .09 and .25. Is this result conclusive, or do you think I need to take another test? I'm not sure what to do next.

Its negative but get yourself tested 6 months once for a period of 2 years as you had a risky exposure

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I recently got my blood test results back for HSV 1 and 2, both IGM and IGG serum. The report says HSV 1 and 2 IGM is 0.65 and HSV 1 and 2 IGG is 16.10 CLIA. I'm kind of worried and not sure what these numbers mean. Could you help me understand what's going on?

Physician opinion is advised.

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