Word: acv
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dozen methods have been tried, without notable success, to cure herpes. Among them: vitamin C, injections of inactive herpes viruses, fluorescent light, ether, even zinc in the diet. An ointment containing 2-deoxy-D-glucose seemed promising a year ago, but researchers are not so optimistic now. Acyclovir (ACV), an antiviral drug, looks promising, but testing is far from complete or conclusive. Smallpox vaccine has been tried unsuccessfully, and vaccines in general are viewed warily: if herpes does in fact cause cancer, some vaccines could increase the risk by increasing the number of herpes viruses in the body. That leaves...