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Herpes: Drugs
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A drug called acyclovir is effective in treating herpes simplex. It must be taken by mouth. There is a cream form, which is basically a waste of money because it only shortens an outbreak from 14 days to 12-13 days and it is expensive.
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Unlike herpes simplex virus, there are no drugs available to treat Epstein-Barr virus. This may reflect the absence of a thymidine kinase encoded by this virus (drugs such as acyclovir that are active against herpes simplex are activated by the viral thymidine kinase). A vaccine is being developed.
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Although they cannot cure the herpes virus they can make living with it much easier. These drugs can help to reduce the severity of the herpes outbreaks. They can ... slow down the number of outbreaks that occur and could possibly stop them all together.
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