WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cheap, generic drug long used to treat herpes may also help control the AIDS virus, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found that acyclovir can work against HIV, but only in tissues that are also infected with herpes.
The findings, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, help explain why some studies have shown that people taking acyclovir have lower levels of HIV, yet others show that taking acyclovir does not prevent infection with the AIDS virus.
The herpes virus itself changes the drug into a form that can work against HIV, said Dr. Leonid Margolis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, who helped lead the study.
"If you suppress herpes, HIV also goes down," Margolis said in a telephone interview.
He hopes his team can now find better ways to use acyclovir against AIDS, and perhaps design new products, like a microbicide, to prevent infection.
"The findings open up promising new avenues of investigation in the fight against the AIDS virus," NICHD director Dr. Duane Alexander said in a statement.
Acyclovir was the first drug to be designed and made synthetically, without the use of any compounds from plants or animals, Margolis said.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease that causes painful sores on and around the genitals. It is spread by direct contact with open sores, usually during sex.
The virus called Herpes simplex II causes it.What are the common symptoms?
Both men and women may have one or more symptoms, including:
* Tingling or itching in the genital or anal area
* Cluster of tiny fluid-filled blisters. These blisters burst and leave painful sores that last from two to three weeks.
* A flu-like illness like headache, backache, swollen glands or fever
* Painful urination if it passes over any of the open sores
Complications: Women who are currently shedding the virus can pass the infection to their baby during childbirth causing encephalitis or even death.Recurrent episodes occur in most but not all people and can happen years after the first episode.
famvir is a medical treatment created to help people during the effects of the genital herpes such as the pain, the sores.
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The virus called Herpes simplex II causes it.What are the common symptoms?
Both men and women may have one or more symptoms, including:
* Tingling or itching in the genital or anal area
* Cluster of tiny fluid-filled blisters. These blisters burst and leave painful sores that last from two to three weeks.
* A flu-like illness like headache, backache, swollen glands or fever
* Painful urination if it passes over any of the open sores
Complications: Women who are currently shedding the virus can pass the infection to their baby during childbirth causing encephalitis or even death.Recurrent episodes occur in most but not all people and can happen years after the first episode.
famvir is a medical treatment created to help people during the effects of the genital herpes such as the pain, the sores.
For more information visit http://www.rxpillsdiscount.com/
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