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Re:Huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission by twic on Friday May 03, 2019 @04:10PM (#19821819)
What do you mean by "cure"? And in what sense is sofosbuvir (assuming that is what you mean) a cure for hepatitis C, but acyclovir is not a cure for varicella zoster?

Acyclovir definitely seemed to help when i had chickenpox!

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Re:Huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission by spullara on Friday May 03, 2019 @05:43PM (#19822563)
It treats the symptoms but the virus is still active:

"It can treat herpes virus infections, including shingles and genital herpes. It can also treat chickenpox. This medication does not cure herpes, but may prevent herpes sores or blisters."

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