Research holds promise for herpes vaccine

Whenever I feel that slight twinge down under I immediately pour peroxide on the spot, sit a few moments, dry the area and put neosporin for pain on the area. After I pee thru out the day I reapply the neosporin. At night I wear really loose shorts so that it has time to get air and not be constantly moist.. after about 3 days the tingles go away and a blister doesn't appear.

by practicing yoga and taking gud diet , u can live long time with this virus, think that u r not alone in this world. vl hope for a gud day that can help millions from this virus. vl pray silently.

you should ask your doctor to write you a prescription for: Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide (Oitment) USP 60MG. Is a great cream and you use a little in the itch area. Works very well. I took Valtrex for voer a year and am taking another medicine now for over 6 months and nothing works. Every month I suffer with the same unconfortable itchy. My ex gave me this crap and I did not know the bastard had herps. I was with him for over two years and did not know that the itching spots was herps. My doctors also all failed me. I complained about it so many times and they told me " it was nothing, i do not see anything" until I changed doctors and he gave me a blood test and there was, positive. This is so awful. It totally ruined my life and I do not date anymore, since I can not go a single month without breakouts and also I do not know when if I am ever safe to even think of having sex with a person. The last thing I need to to give this awful thing to another person.
Anyways, get yourself this cream(not generic) one and you will feel better in 30 minutes after.

Just on the HIV comment... I know someone that is a Harvard grad that did research for a couple years no not on HIV. I asked her about it and she said because the virus mutates all the time, it will be hard to find a cure. Think of it as the flu. We have all these vaccinations but people still get it when they take the vaccination. The flu vaccination is just an educated guess as to what flu will come out that year. I have personally had the flu after getting the vaccination. Herpes should be easyer to cure though, it may be dormant, but it does not mutate like HIV. Hope I would clear that up for you. Oh and a little comment on statistics lol. I was worried about herpes and all, think of it this way... 100% of people have herpes!!! So its 60%-80% have HSV-1... 20% have HSV-2. That is 80%-100%... Chicken pox, shingles/ zoster gets the rest of us lol. Its everywhere, everyone has it...

I tried the broccoli once a day and I am also taking 2 1000mg of lysine once a day and I don't have any outbreaks. The only time I notice symptoms of an outbreak is the day after me and my husband had rough sex, but I read that trama to the area could trigger an outbreak, but as soon as I noticed symptoms I took 3 1000mg of lysine instead of 2 and my symptoms went away. And I also eat and drink alot of dairy products because they are also high in lysine, and they are very good to-- trust me IT WORKS!!!!!!!! A bottle of lysine is about $10 at any GNC but you have to take 1250mg or more a day for it to work!!!!!

And I forgot to ask how much do you eat a day or does it matter!!!!

and this if from 2003.....you will prevent many things and the chemical in Broccoli thwarts off herpes.....please spread the word everyone on other sites because not many people know this!
webmd.com/genital-herpes/news/20030915/broccoli-may-thwart-herpes-virus

While everyone is worried about the funding for a cure why don't we start the funds our self if everyone that is infected could make some contribution to the funding of the cure for herpes we may be able to start research as soon as funds are availiable. Im no expert on finding a cure but it seems like the shortage on funds is the base of the problem. Their must be sum way all herpes victims could start a fund and be able to use it only towards the research for the cure of herpes. I know its not much but its a start does anyone agree, disagree, or know how we could get started on this. Because if science can't get started on it fast enough, why not take action ourselves.

I will share what has worked for me to suppress the outbreaks. This is after years and years of out breaks and trying what I am sure is what everyone else has tried by searching the web. From oxygenated liquid , MSO, red marine algae....etc.
I use 91% rubbing alcohol Walgreens brand and 1000 MG tablets of L-Lysine Nature Made brand
It must be 91% !!!! NOT 70% Isopropyl.
Also must be Nature made 1000mg L-Lysine tablets.
Both are available at your local Walgreens and are inexpensive.
I wash genitals morning and evening.
If you have a current outbreak put on cotton ball and keep it on the out break.
When I started this and stopped the last outbreak I had. I took 2000mg L-Lysine morning, 1000mg noon and 2000Mg evening. Until it was gone. Now once a week I might take 2000mg. this has also kept me from getting any cold or flu this winter.
I am male 5’11 200lbs and athletic build. That is what I have found works for my body type. I hope this helps some one. it can be frustrating.

Oral and Genital Herpes are in the same family (Herpesviridae) as Mononucleosis, Chicken Pox, Epstein-Barr and Shingles. Anybody on this list not had at least one of these diseases in their lifetime? I think researchers should be giving a little more attention to the spread of this virus type.

I took Valtrex for maybe a month and got very depressed, losed hope and was not able to rationalize through problems. After a few friends started making comments I stopped taking it and my thinking improved in like 3 or 4 days.

I am 16 years old. have only had sex once and also have herpies. Please for the love of god someone do something about that vaccine, ps. any advice to healp controlle my outbreaks would be sick.

Does anybody know what percentage of Americans have the type 1 oral variation of the Herpes Simplex Virus? I get cold sores and was just wondering how many other people percentage-wise are in the same boat.

Thanks.

Look at how long the process for phase I, II, and III takes. It will be at least five years before a decent vaccine is out. Herpevac might get clearance in a few years, and it is in Phase III right now. It only helps women who have not yet been infected, and it is only like 50% effective. It uses old vaccine technology of a non live virus, it is very safe... But should a person not have the choice to risk their life if they wanted to try a more experimental vaccine? I hate how our medicine system works in this country. We spend more than any other nation on health care, yet we rank 34'th in the world. What gives? I love the USA, but I realize that we are WAY far away from realizing the potential of our science. We shackle ourselves with monetary, societal, and superstitious hindrances.

I'm resigned to letting my insurance company pay THOUSANDS for my Valtrex or Famvir, and I realize that this is a perpetuation of the root problem... I pray that President Obama can begin to reform our decrepit, greedy, and corrupt medical system.

You obviously don't suffer from this condition. There is a percentage of people that have to struggle with tremendous problems from this virus. Go get infected and see for yourself. Your silence should follow immediately.

I think it is all about money. Yes people would pay about anything for a cure, but these drug companies are making so much money monthly. If they develope a cure there will only be a short term profit. I hope that when the patent runs out for valtrex there competition comes up with a cure.

While herpes is definitely a problem in our society, your opinion is reactionary and not helpful. Most adults have herpes (HSV-1) and contracted it in childhood. This form of the virus can be spread to the genitals and is in fact the primary variant of genital herpes in some populations. Go get the herpes Ig test and you'll probably be surprised. The virus has been completely sensationalized by drug companies' attempts to scare the population to buy their new antivirals. What is the real harm of the virus? Aside from the herpes encephalitis, a severe but not particularly common complication, it seems to me that stigma is the primary problem. Antivirals usually control outbreaks quite well and people live normal lives post-infection. In non-responsive cases, obviously the effect on every day life is greater. Your disgust and lack of understanding is a mark of your complete ignorance and propagates the stigma that has been unfairly marked upon people with this disease. I see no reason to try to further stigmatize the herpes positive people reading in this forum. Your silence would be appreciated at least until you learn more about the subject at hand.

The Cure - a video about potential cures and vaccines against the herpes simplex virus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FWd42iKYw

People we don't even know we have it, until somehow you decide to go and check that itchy bumb. It really does not show immediately, and the infected person can give it to anybody they have a contact with, because it is a skin-to-skin contact - genetal area, but still skin-to-skin contact! Please be absolutely aware of what your body tells you! People's lives are ruined because of this, and I do NOT mean to scare you, but IT IS REALITY! Please go and get tested, before you have a new sexual partner, for any STD, viral and otherwise infectious transmited diseases!!! I'm sure a lot of people would thank you!

Maybe I lack some knowledge as to why this is not the growing trend. But in any case I would like to give my opinion on the matter. Women who have the STD herpes pass the immunity to the babies. The babies then have immunity to the virus. (Cant get herpes) However the babies lose their immunity their mother gave them when they begin creating their own. If possible it would be wise to look more in dept of the infant antibodies for the virus. Maybe subtracting a few they will already lose and preforming test with subjects can provide relief. Nowadays they even have immunity transplants. What the body creates natural please pass along to the next and stop playing guessing games.

people are not knocking down doors because the companies know that most of these research vaccines have severe side effects (i.e death)

In regard to Valtrex, the patent runs out in 2009!! Thus we move toward the production of the vaccine. Once the patent runs out they do not make the profit on the medication thus they are motivated to move toward a new patent and vaccine. This vaccine should have been funded years ago. Thank God the patent on Valtrex is running out!!

Has anyone heard an update on funding for the Montana State University vaccine? This is old news (2006 at least) and should have received some funding by now.

Wanted to share a video I made about potential cures and vaccines against the herpes simplex virus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FWd42iKYw

Hope you like it!

/Daniel

I was recently diagnosed with herpes and was not aware of how common it really is. I was told by a health care professional that stats show that 1 in every 4 are infected with some form of the virus, whether orally or genitally, and are not even aware that that have it, and are spreading it to others. I think more money should go toward educating people on the facts of this virus, and get rid of the "only dirty/slutty people get STD's". I am 22 yeras old and have only been active with two people my entire life, and I got it. The stigma has to go!

The vaccine, for me is too late, but not too late for someone I may fall in love with later down the line. Are the drug companies going to want all this to happen? Probably not, but the millions infected with it already will still have to buy the drugs, so it will be years before they feel an actual hit from it.

Oh wait.....they HAVE funded it.

See article on final trials of a Herpes vaccine on this site!

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/2187