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Suggest Best Medicine For Herpes. Is It Is Infectious?
Question: Tel me best medicene of harphis. Is harphis is infectious.
Brief Answer:
Acyclovir.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
The best treatment for herpes is oral antiviral tablet Acyclovir.
Can you give me some more details about where you have herpes ? - lips or genital region ?
Is it the first episode or one among the recurrent episodes ?
Is it herpes simplex or herpes zoster ?
The treatment dose, duration and frequency depends on whether it is zoster or simplex and whether it is first episode or recurrent episode.
Yes, herpes is infectious.
Waiting to hear from you.
Take care
Acyclovir.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
The best treatment for herpes is oral antiviral tablet Acyclovir.
Can you give me some more details about where you have herpes ? - lips or genital region ?
Is it the first episode or one among the recurrent episodes ?
Is it herpes simplex or herpes zoster ?
The treatment dose, duration and frequency depends on whether it is zoster or simplex and whether it is first episode or recurrent episode.
Yes, herpes is infectious.
Waiting to hear from you.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Back side and below arm. A burning sansation in skin with rashes. Patient age is 85. Tel me any powder or lotion for herphis.
Brief Answer:
No powder/lotion to cure herpes
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
From your description it seems to be herpes zoster. The ideal treatment will be Tablet Acyclovir 800 mg five times a day for seven days. As the person affected is 85 years old the dosage has to be adjusted according to renal function.
Kindly upload a photo of the rash if possible so that I can confirm the diagnosis. You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
You should contact a dermatologist for getting Acyclovir prescribed. To prevent secondary infection of the blisters and ulcer silverex gel can be applied three times a day.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any clarifications I will be happy to help.
Take care
No powder/lotion to cure herpes
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
From your description it seems to be herpes zoster. The ideal treatment will be Tablet Acyclovir 800 mg five times a day for seven days. As the person affected is 85 years old the dosage has to be adjusted according to renal function.
Kindly upload a photo of the rash if possible so that I can confirm the diagnosis. You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
You should contact a dermatologist for getting Acyclovir prescribed. To prevent secondary infection of the blisters and ulcer silverex gel can be applied three times a day.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any clarifications I will be happy to help.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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