Why Can't Herpes be Cured?

You probably have seen the commercials on television talking about the herpes medications that help to prevent the spread of Herpes. I have wondered and I'm sure you have too - why can;t it be cured?

The main reason that Herpes cannot be cured is that it is a virus. Viruses such as the common cold cannot be cured by drugs because it is not alive, like other illnesses. Using medications on viruses will have no effect because a virus cannot be "killed".

Once you catch herpes, you have it forever. Of course, there may be conspiracies about the dug companies who don't want to find a cure for this sexually transmitted disease because they keep making money on the drugs and once it has been cured, they do not make as much money anymore. Each person;s opinion differs in this subject and there is no answer and probably never will be because of the extreme power of the drug companies.

In the meantime, we have to live with no cure and a preventative medicine only. How does it prevent the spread? That does not make any sense that it cannot be cured but it can be prevented?

Well, technically, it can't be prevented. What herpes drugs to is prevent transmission of the disease by reducing flare ups on an infected person. When people are infected, they will pass the virus to an uninfected sexual partner through the sores with fluid. When there are no sores, the disease can't really be spread if you are using condoms while you have sex.

When an infected person takes Valtrex other sexual disease preventative drug, it reduces the symptoms which helps to reduce the chance of transmitting sexual diseases.

By using these preventative measures, you can help to prevent the spread of herpes but it will not always work, neither will using condoms because sometimes sores occur on the thighs, where condoms don't cover.

If you want more in depth information about herpes, check out this resource for detailed information, descriptions and treatments. You will also see that it an extremely common virus, almost as common as the cold that plagues people all the time!

Maybe one day a cure will arise, but until then we have to do the responsible thing and tell our partners, if you are too shy then never have sex during an outbreak. maybe you could find herpes dating websites to fin others with the same sexual disease so that you don't have to worry about any embarrassment.

Never have sex during an outbreak to prevent transmission of herpes. Consider medications of you are infected and your partner is not, or vice versa to help prevent the spread.