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Cause for optimism- recent vaccine breathrough
https://www.hhmi.org/news/radical-vaccine-design-effective-against-herpes-viruses
Appears released about a week ago, very recent...successful in mouse studies, next stop full animal trials, then clinical.
Appears released about a week ago, very recent...successful in mouse studies, next stop full animal trials, then clinical.
also of note is Admedus received approval to go to Phase 2 clinical trials for their HSV2 vaccine around Xmas last year. They expect interim results sometime this year.
Dr. Cullen at Duke is commencing mouse trials for a cure:
http://cullenlab.duhs.duke.edu/faq/
The HHMI vaccine is particularly interesting because it may confer a cure via the method by which the vaccine works and it also has applicability to HIV cures, which we all know are orders of magnitude higher priority than our little "inconvenience."
Dr. Cullen at Duke is commencing mouse trials for a cure:
http://cullenlab.duhs.duke.edu/faq/
The HHMI vaccine is particularly interesting because it may confer a cure via the method by which the vaccine works and it also has applicability to HIV cures, which we all know are orders of magnitude higher priority than our little "inconvenience."
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
