Herpes & Coldsores Support Network

The standard, effective and specific treatment for herpes is antiviral therapy, which is usually in a tablet form. These medications...

Genital herpes is also referred to as Herpes simplex virus 2, HSV-2 or herpes pro-genitalis. It is a very common...

How do the current herpes & treatments work? Mode of Action The major drugs that doctors use to treat the herpes...

There is a range of effective over the counter products available including Abreva, Betadine, Lemon Balm and Zovirax. Cold sores...

What is Viral Shedding? When the herpes virus is not active on the surface of the skin it resides in...

There are three common types of laboratory tests for genital herpes and several others that are less widely used. Herpes...

How often are Herpes recurrences? When the virus reactivates (or wakes up) it travels nerve paths to the surface of...