Antibodies/immunity/future transmission

[MrsWarleggan]

Question I've been thinking about today, and after various googling I can't seem to find the answer.

You've had Covid. You have antibodies. Whilst it's not unheard of, it's pretty rare to be reinfected. My question is:

Even though you probably wouldn't get ill again if you "caught" covid again, can you still pass it on to people even if you don't get ill with it?

Does that make sense?!! Sorry if it's a stupid question!!!!

@MrsWarleggan I posted on the other thread you were on about having tested negative two weeks after my positive as a precaution to going back to the office, my dilemma tonight is that one of the kids DS13 who tested positive in October has lost his sense of smell (again) is this a possible reinfection?

Obviously I have to get him tested but it'll be very interesting to see if he's positive but we won't know if he was positive the whole time or negative then positive again iykwim

That is worrying!!

I'm curious about this too as DS had Covid a few weeks ago.

I didn't think you were meant to re-test within 90 days of a positive test though as it could still show as positive.

@MissSmiley

Oh no!! I have heard of people not getting smell back properly for weeks and weeks. My boss is 6 weeks past her positive and one day thinks it's coming back and the next it's gone again. Fingers crossed it the same for your Son xx 🤞

[quote MissSmiley]@MrsWarleggan I posted on the other thread you were on about having tested negative two weeks after my positive as a precaution to going back to the office, my dilemma tonight is that one of the kids DS13 who tested positive in October has lost his sense of smell (again) is this a possible reinfection?

Obviously I have to get him tested but it'll be very interesting to see if he's positive but we won't know if he was positive the whole time or negative then positive again iykwim[/quote]
If he tests positive it could be residual traces from the first infection. I thought they said if you’ve tested positive you shouldn’t retest for 90 days as it could still be positive but it’s meaningless result.