i AM A pHYSICIAN AND HERPES IS DEFINITELY A LIFETIME ILLNESS.CURRENTLY THERE IS NO CURE AVAILABLE BUT GOOD TREATMENT EXISTS. THE CURRENT TREATMENTS ARE VALTREX AND ZOVIRAX.
SOMEONE POSTED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE FORM OF THE VIRUS AND THIS IS TRUE.THR VIRUS IS HERPES ZOSTERAND COMES MAINLY IN TWO FORMS BUT THERE ARE OTHER STRAINS. THE MAIN ONES ARE HVH1 AND HVH2.
I AM NEW TO THE BOARDS BUT YOU GUYS NOW HAVE A RESIDENT DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
