Is herpes able to be cured?

However there are people who have discovered how to get rid of herpes in their organism, to the point where blood testing shows no trace of the HSV infection, over a long period, and they no longer have any active infection.

Herpes is transmitted sexuallyand caused by the herpes simplex virus, one of 2 strains HSV-1 or HSV-2. It is thought to be carried by 50 to 80 percent of adult Americans. The majority of these herpes carriers are unaware they even have it.

Before we investigate the controversial issue of whether herpes can be cured first we have to learn about the herpes simplex virus and how it works. Though healthy skin is relatively resistant to HSV infection, the virus can get in to the body through skin wounds – or more commonly, through damaged tissue in the fragile mucosa of the mouth or genitals.

The HSV virus then gets into the mucosal cells and reproduces itself. After a while the cell wall breaks, making the ulcers typical of acute herpes infection, and releases the virus to do more mischief. After the first herpes infection, the virus then lodges in the axons of the nerve cells leading from the spinal area to the surface of your body. At this point, it is virtually impossible to get rid of, since anti-viral drugs can't enter the nerve axons.

So to eradicate HSV completely, some method of reaching the virus in the neurons is required.

There are in fact agents that can do this, but medical science denies it. But what is their source of their information?

Mostly from the huge drug corporations which have a vested interest in not truly curing chronic conditions like HSV because they are making too much money by promoting ongoing treatment that just manages symptoms.

It may seem paranoid, but consider this. Why would a drug corporation invest a lot of money researching a medication that will reduce its bottom line?

Is HSV curable?

One substance that demonstrates a lot of promise in attacking HSV – and being able to penetrate your body much more throroughly than most remedies – is Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO).

DMSO is an interesting sulphur compound that has been known as a solvent since the second World War. DMSO was used purely as an industrial solvent until 1963 when its medical properties were discovered by a medical research team led by Dr Stanley Jacobs.

DMSO has some unique chemical properties that allow it to enter living cells without damage. sulphur compounds are essential to life and they are needed for many essential life processes in the body, for example detoxification of toxins, and removal of free radicals.

When purified for human purposes it is completely safe, though the unpurified form of DMSO, which may contain acetone and other harmful chemicals, should not be used for medical purposes.

As a very effective carrier, it will dissolve drugs such as antibiotics and local anaesthetics and bring them through the body surface to where they are needed. It's been discovered to relieve pain, reduce swelling, and increase blood flow to the tissues. One of the best accepted uses for DMSO is to eliminate pain and inflammation of arthritis, and it's used extensively in veterinary applications for this.