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My mother has been herpes for a week, use acyclovir but successfully recovered, what should my mother do?

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Clarification..: The above statement says she has recovered but the fact that you are asking what to do makes me assume she hasn't. It all depends if she had a culture or lab done to confirm the diagnosis. Another possibility is resistance to the medication used so she might need alternative treatment.

Answered 5/25/2014

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What kind of herpes: If she has genital herpes she may require maintenance dose acyclovir to prevent outbreaks but if she has oral herpes may just relax.

Answered 7/13/2014

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