Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin condition caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Shingles affects about 20 percent of the general population, according to the website HealingWithNutrition.com, and occurs decades...
Super lysine is an over-the-counter medication used to treat cold sores. You can find super lysine in both a topical application cream and an oral supplement. Manufactures of super lysine products claim that this medication helps to treat existing...
Genital herpes is a common, highly contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, or HSV. HSV type 2 usually affects the genital region, and type 1 most often manifests as cold sores around the mouth, although they...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that as of 2010, one out of six people, or 16.2 percent, ages 14 to 49 years old had genital herpes, also known as HSV-2. While this may seem like an astronomically high percentage, the CDC...
Valtrex is a prescription medication used to treat symptoms of infection caused by the herpes virus, including shingles, cold sores, genital herpes and chickenpox. It may be used to treat the pain and symptoms of active outbreaks, to help prevent...
