# The "every virus you've ever been exposed to" test.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-virus-youve-ever-been-exposed-to-test/787047 "2017-05-19T23:55:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-virus-youve-ever-been-exposed-to-test/787047/1 "2017-05-19T23:55:19Z")

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> **[Every Virus a Person Has Had Can Be Seen in a Drop of Blood, Researchers Find...](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/health/single-blood-test-for-all-virus-exposures.html?_r=0)**
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> The test, which is still experimental, can be performed for as little as $25 and could become an important research tool for tracking patterns of disease in various populations.

Is it commercially available yet? Being somewhat hypochondriac I’d really like to know if, for example, I have an undiagnosed Epstein-Barr case.