What is the current situation with respect to cures for Herpes? Are there any recent developments which change the status quo? Is there any hope on the horizon for a more permanent cure for Herpes which rids your body of the virus instead of forcing you to simply continue treating the symptoms? And which doesn't leave dealing with Herpes outbreaks at the most inconvenient and embarrassing times?
Cures for Herpes have been elusive for conventional medicine. Most of the research has gone into the treatment of symptoms of Herpes, as this is where the demand has been! When you are having an outbreak you just want it to go away as quickly as possible. And let's face it - that is when you usually visit your doctor.
There are some interesting research projects currently in progress with respect to cures for Herpes. Because the focus to date for most of the drug companies has been on the treatment of Herpes with anti-viral medications this is what they know most about. And they have some research projects which are on-going with respect to methods of forcing the entire Herpes virus to activate at the same time.
You see one of the challenges with the Herpes virus is that, for reasons which are not completely understood, only a part of the virus activates at any one time. This is the piece which can be somewhat addressed by anti-viral medications. The rest remains hidden in your nervous system and is invisible to your immune system and out of the reach of the anti-viral medications.
The research projects which show some promise are focusing on ways to get the entire virus to surface and activate simultaneously. That would allow the anti-viral treatments to attack it all at once and perhaps eliminate it from your body entirely.
However, promising as it sounds, the reality is that any chance of such a solution being available within the next ten years is remote. The process of animal testing and then controlled human testing is still in the future so there are no guarantees. But with respect to cures for Herpes which are being developed by the major pharmaceutical companies this is probably the most promising at this time!
What receives less focus and attention is the fact that there are some people who have the Herpes virus but never have any outbreaks. Indeed, the virus never even activates in their bodies. Some homeopathic doctors have successfully developed all-natural programs which boost your immunity to the right levels and which naturally modify your metabolic balance. The end result in many cases has been that the Herpes virus is no longer inclined to activate and is motivated to remain in remission permanently.
In terms of the strict definition of cures for Herpes it might not qualify. But it does mean no more outbreaks and no more risk of transmission to others! And that's progress by any definition!
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