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How close are scientists to creating a remedy for herpes, figuratively speaking can we be seeing a break through in 10, 20, as well as 30 years?
Well, there's great news and not so good news on the herpes front. What's promising: Researchers have made serious strides and now better understand the mechanism behind herpes outbreaks. Unhealthy news: There's very little funding for that research.
After receiving your question we reached to a leading herpes expert, Bryan Cullen, the director in the Center for Virology at Duke University. Cullen is hopeful that a cure for herpes could come within Ten years, once funding hurdles are crossed.
Nearly one in five people over age 12 in the U.S. is impacted by herpes. It's caused by a virus - either the herpes virus type 1 (HSV-1) or even the herpes virus type 2 (HSV-2). Both strains may cause genital herpes, but HSV-1 usually infects the mouth and produces fever blisters.
