Question for a cure/vaccine for herpes?If chicken pox are prevented/cured with a weakened form of herpes, and a cold sore is a type of herpes and probably a weakened form, why is it that a cure for herpes cant come from the genetics of a cold sore? Is it because a cold sore might be bacterial but herpes is viral? Or because its still the same intensity of herpes....
im not sure why i wrote chicken pox was cured with a weakened form of herpes, i meant to say, chicken pox was vaccinated with a weakened form of ITSELF. But regardless, that was just intended to be an example
Answer by Cassie T
There are different strains of herpes. Cold sores are usually causes by HSV-1, and genital herpes is usually caused by HSV-2. Chicken pox is a different strain entirely, and there are a few others as well.
The vaccine is targeting the most common cause of genital herpes, which is HSV-2.
Answer by Whizzy
It hasn't been proven that the vaccine for chicken pox works yet. It's only been out since 1995 I believe. Bossters are now being given. A cold sore is a virus thus named Herpes Simplex Virus 1. Chicken Pox is from the herpes varicella virus.
At the present time there isn't a cure for any virus. There is a vaccine (which would be preventative not curative) for HSV2 that is in clinical trials.
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