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Are They Working On A Cure For Herpes

Q&A: Is a herpes vaccine around the corner?

January 05, 2010
A student has heard that a vaccine for herpes will be available in 2009 or 2010 and wonders if this will ever be a reality. A pre-medicine reporter says that a vaccine becoming available in the next two years is unlikely. She also gives information about herpes vaccines that are available, and she explains how a vaccine would have to work to cure people already infected with the herpes virus. Read more »
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Expert & Community Posts

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Managing Genital Herpes Symptoms and Outbreaks
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...minimize the symptoms:   Keep your genital herpes sores clean and dry. Take warm... Read more »

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Is There a Connection Between Herpes and Erectile Dysfunction?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...Is there any sort of relationship between genital herpes and erectile dysfunction? Could herpes... Read more »

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Giving Herpes a Hand
By Penelope James , Health Expert

...One issue that seems fuzzy to a lot of us who have herpes is whether it can be transmitted to or... Read more »

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Herpes and Itchy Skin
By Penelope James , Health Expert

...to wonder if the itching had anything to do with herpes.   Like maybe it’s a form or... Read more »

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Why Herpes is a Puzzle
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

... Despite the fact that genital herpes affects millions of people directly, it also affects Read more »

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Health Guide

Promising New Study Attempts to find Vaccine Against Genital Herpes
...strides have been made towards the development of another STD vaccine, which will protect against genital herpes. There is a pressing need to develop an effective protection against this... Read more »
Herpes Simplex
... Studies show that genital herpes simplex virus is common. In the United States, one out of five of the total adolescent and adult population Read more »
Herpes Simplex: Treatment for Oral Herpes
... Treatment for Oral Herpes Oral Treatments Acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), and famciclovir (Famvir) -- the anti-viral Read more »
Herpes Simplex: Introduction
... Highlights Herpes Simplex Virus Trends According to a 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Read more »
Herpes Simplex: Symptoms
...Symptoms vary depending on the stage of the virus, the initial or primary outbreak, and recurrence. Both herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 produce similar symptoms, but they can differ in severity... Read more »
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Medications

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Valtrex Oral Uses and How to Use

...Valacyclovir is used in children to treat cold sores (herpes labialis) and chickenpox (varicella... Read more »

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Famvir Oral Uses and How to Use

...certain types of viruses. It treats shingles caused by herpes zoster. It also treats outbreaks... Read more »

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Denavir Top Uses and How to Use

...medication is used to treat "cold sores/fever blisters" (herpes labialis). It can speed up... Read more »

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Zovirax Oral Uses and How to Use

...It treats cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex), shingles (caused by herpes... Read more »

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Gabapentin Oral Uses and How to Use

...used to relieve nerve pain associated with shingles (herpes zoster) infection in adults. How... Read more »

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