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The incubation period is generally from 2 days to 2 weeks. The doctors can diagnose herpes by seeing the appearance of blisters. In the absence of blisters, PCR tests or culture tests can be taken to confirm the diagnosis. The infection can be healed in weeks, and there are some home remedies to treat it. Lemon balm, L-lysine supplements, and vitamins have been recommended for the treatment of herpes simplex.
However, L-lysine and Lemon balm have antiviral properties, but there are no confirmed studies to support it. Primary healthcare providers can treat cold sores, but a specialist is required in complicated cases, such as an eye specialist for a patient suffering from herpes keratitis.
Abreva is one of the over the counter FDA approved medicines for the treatment of herpes. Although there is no cure for Herpes Simplex , antiviral drugs can reduce the symptoms and outbreaks of herpes. It is not a cure, though, but it can ease the living conditions of a patient.
The three main drugs commonly used to treat herpes are acyclovir Zovirax , famciclovir Famvir and Valacyclovir Valtrex. They are taken in pill form, and severe cases can be treated with IV acyclovir. There are several phases of treatment given for herpes. In the initial treatment, if a patient is diagnosed with genital herpes, the doctor will usually provide a course days of these antiviral drugs to relieve the sores and prevent them from getting fatal or avoiding complications.
After the initial treatment, there are two ways to take antiviral drugs. While HSV-1 often affects the perioral region and can be known to cause genital lesions, HSV-2 is more commonly the consideration when patients present with genital lesions. Despite this, most outbreaks of the infection will present with nonspecific symptoms such as genital itching, irritation, and excoriations, which may cause diagnosis and treatment to be delayed.
Hence, it is almost futile to even expect any relief from herpes simplex 2 or any impact on the infection with antibiotics. The same is true for antibiotic creams. The essential components of the creams or the ingredients do not change. The composition remains effective only on bacteria, that too a certain type of bacteria.
Not only is herpes simplex 2 a virus but it is a particular strain of virus. There are many viruses in the same family and they all cannot have the same cure or treatment for herpes. This is why there are vaccines for specific viruses that humans have been immunized against. Also, antibiotics are a preventive approach to limit the spread of an infection and to limit the growth of bacteria. They cannot stop the growth, spread or incubation and hence outbreak of viruses.
One way to prevent the growth of such viruses is to administer a vaccine, which has not yet been developed. The other way to do so is to allow the immune system to develop antibodies that will attack the herpes simplex 2 virus and kill them before they can incubate and cause an outbreak.
It must be noted that vaccines or the immune system of humans cannot really stop the transmission of the virus or one contracting the virus. What vaccine or immunity does is it prevents the incubation. So even if you are contracting the virus, it will not be able to cause an infection. The virus will not be able to multiply as it would if there is an incubation process and outbreak. Hence, the virus will die over time.
The first step should be preventive, to not contract the virus. Avoiding nonsexual contact is not always possible so staying off all kinds of physical contact with people who seem sick is advisable. Some symptoms of herpes simplex 2 infection may look like other ailments. Common cold or flu and other not so harmful medical conditions can cause symptoms similar to those associated with herpes.
Spotting these symptoms should be the red flag to avoid contact.
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