Survey currently on a vaccine against herpes effective and there is a general consensus that something should be available in 3-5 years. But these vaccines will be limited in their function as will prevent infection in new patients. Those who have the virus herpes simplex already living in their bodies will probably not benefit.
There have been attempts to make vaccines that will prevent HSV accident, but not with much success, unfortunately. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals has started a trial in November 2002 in this direction and we hope we should see progress in the years to come.
Isoniplex (Isoprinosine) was approved for use in HSV infections in about 56 countries because of its antiviral action and its ability to stimulate the body's immune response. In the USA, Isoniplex is currently under investigation and testing for HSV primary and renewable. It May is not a cure now, but there are medicines help reduce the frequency and duration of an outbreak and your doctor will be able to give you a pretty good idea of your options.
You natural healing process will be aided by the fact that the area is kept clean and dry during an epidemic. Hot showers are recommended to clean the infected area, then gently towel dry or with a hair dryer on low or cool. Avoid tight-fitting clothing to avoid chaffing. Creams and lotions May only irritate preference to avoid using any of these. But at the end of the day, it is a healthy immune system is important in the fight against the virus with good nutrition, exercise, and rest.
Alternative solutions are now being discussed are listed in which two methods of control: immunotherapy and antiviral therapy. Antiviral therapy is the development of drugs that can identify the cells that harbour the virus and distinguish them from others. The drugs must work so that they completely destroy the virus, without leaving fragments or production of mutants May resurface later in infected cells. Basically what is required is that antivirals should be fatal to the virus and must be non-toxic to the body's cells. Immunotherapy deals with agents in development that contribute to the fight against the virus naturally by the body by stimulating the immune response system. Some substances currently available can activate specialized white blood cells.
The amino acid lysine has been found to control herpes and researchers have found that if the free form lysine is added to a diet rich in lysine and arginine poor, it seems useful. The viral replication has grown in tissue culture studies when the amino acid arginine ratio of lysine promotes arginine. A higher ratio of lysine to arginine will suppress viral replication and prevent cytopathogenicity of herpes simplex virus. L-Lysine is regarded as an effective agent for reducing the incidence, severity and recovery time for infection reoccurs HSV.
Foods that are most lysine that arginine are fish, chicken, beef, lamb, milk, cheese, beans, brewer's yeast and soy seeds. Peas, gelatin, chocolate, carob, coconut, oats, whole wheat, white flour, peanuts, soybeans and wheat germ are known to have more than arginine lysine.
