2006-08-24 09:57:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
To address the above, coconut oil is not specifically anti-bacterial, and it is above all, NOT anti-viral.
To the others, please take with a "grain of salt" any of the alternative methods. If they really worked, modern medicine would quickly adopt those methods. Better yet, disregard them altogether.
Zovirax is used topically or orally to treat herpes, either oral, genital or shingles.
2006-08-25 03:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-29 23:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 15:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by Hubert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zovirax is an antiviral medication -- acyclovir. It is used for topical application for the herpes virus both simplex 1 and 2 and zoster.
2006-08-24 10:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the management of initial episodes of genital herpes simplex infections. It is also indicated in the management of non life-threatening cutaneous herpes simplex virus infections in immunocompromised patients. The prophylactic use of this preparation has not been established.
In genital herpes, appropriate examinations should be performed to rule out other sexually transmitted diseases.
These indications are based on the results of a number of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies which examined changes in virus excretion, healing of lesions and relief of pain. Because of the wide biological variations inherent in herpes simplex infections, the following summary is presented merely to illustrate the spectrum of responses observed to date. As in the treatment of any infectious disease, the best response may be expected when therapy is begun at the earliest possible moment.
In immunocompromised patients, 93% were virus negative after 5 days of topical acyclovir therapy, whereas only 35% of placebo recipients were virus negative at the same time. In patients with herpes labialis, there was a significantly greater decrease in the amount of virus excreted after one day of therapy in those receiving acyclovir within 8 hours of the onset of cold sores when compared to identically treated placebo recipients.
Because complete re-epithelialization of herpes-disrupted integument necessitates recruitment of several complex repair mechanisms, the physician should be aware that the disappearance of visible lesions is somewhat variable and will occur later than the cessation of virus shedding. All immunocompromised patients who received topical acyclovir had healed their lesions 23 days after the initiation of a 10-day course of therapy; 75% of placebo patients had healed lesions at that point. Some placebo patients continued to have visible lesions for more than 30 days.
Pain associated with herpes infections is highly variable in frequency and intensity. 100% of the acyclovir-treated immunocompromised patients were pain-free by day 23 versus 70% of placebo-treated patients.
Whereas cutaneous lesions associated with herpes simplex infections are often pathognomonic, Tzanck smears prepared from lesions exudate or scrapings may assist in the diagnosis. Positive cultures for herpes simplex virus offer the only absolute means for confirmation of the diagnosis.
2006-08-27 21:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by Just Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an anti-viral medicine. It is used for various Herpes simplex infections,such as cold sores or genital herpes.
2006-08-24 13:56:41 · answer #6 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used to treat cold sores-herpes.
2006-08-25 04:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used for herpes why not use 100% pure coconut oil, after all it is an antibiotic.
2006-08-24 14:53:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is used to treat herpes.
2006-08-24 10:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by cam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋