genital herpes
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Over time, Melys said she began to realise her genital herpes diagnosis didn't define her.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Because Burroughs Wellcome Co. had developed a first-of-its-kind treatment for genital herpes, Zovirax, they implemented an aggressive marketing plan that downplayed their drug and instead attached a stigma of shame to having genital herpes.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
Tests in mice and guinea pigs showed that this vaccine prevented infection with the virus that causes genital herpes.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 29, 2021
There is no cure for herpes, but antiviral medicines can help to reduce the severity and duration of outbreaks of both oral and genital herpes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
For genital herpes, drugs such as acyclovir can reduce the number and duration of the episodes of active viral disease during which patients develop viral lesions in their skins cells.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
