Women living in the WHO Africa Region have the highest HSV-2 prevalence and exposure to HIV – putting them at greatest risk of HIV infection.
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无药可医:需要疫苗
No cure: vaccine needed
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疱疹无药可医。
There is no cure for herpes.
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抗病毒药物,如阿昔洛韦、泛昔洛韦和伐昔洛韦,可以帮助降低症状的严重程度和频率,但不能治愈感染。
Antiviral medications, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir, can help to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms but cannot cure the infection.
Better awareness, improved access to antiviral medications and heightened HIV prevention efforts for those with genital HSV symptoms are needed globally.
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此外,需要在治疗和预防方面开发更有效的干预措施,特别是单纯疱疹病毒疫苗。
In addition, development of better treatment and prevention interventions is needed, particularly HSV vaccines.
“A vaccine against HSV infection would not only help to promote and protect the health and well-being of millions of people, particularly women, worldwide – it could also potentially have an impact on slowing the spread of HIV, if developed and provided alongside other HIV prevention strategies” says Dr Meg Doherty, Director of the WHO Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis, and STI Programmes.