In the case of Lyme, active infection past the 4 week mark is expected to show IgG antibodies. After treatment and resolution of the illness, tests can still show IgG antibodies. And so, IgG can represent either current or past infection.
What Really Happened to Seal's Countenance. But Seal's scars are not the result of violence. Jet reported that Seal's facial scars are the result of the disease lupus. At age 23, Seal developed discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a rare form of the disease causing scars. Source: Celebrities Who Have Overcome Obstacles, Jet, June 10, 1996, available at books.google.com.
Seal plays the part of Pontius Pilate in The Passion, which is a live musical production put on by FOX. There is no question that Seal is a talented singer, but many often wonder about the scars on his face. Did the star suffer burns when he was younger? What are the scars from?