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Back To Health For Herpes
Cold sore; Fever blister; Herpes simplex - oral; Oral herpes simplex
Treatment
Untreated, the symptoms will generally go away in 1 to 2 weeks. Antiviral medications taken by mouth may help the symptoms go away sooner and decrease pain. Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are the three oral treatments currently available.
Herpes sores often come back again and again. The antiviral medicines work best if you take them when the virus is just starting to come back -- before you...
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From Our Sources
Genital Herpes: The Basics
What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2. Most genital... Read more »
Herpes Simplex
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Studies show that genital herpes simplex virus is common. In the United States, one out of five of the total adolescent and adult population are... Read more »
Genital Herpes
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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Herpes simplex
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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