[OneDeuxTriSeiGo]

Yeah HSV on its own would be awesome to find a good vaccine for but the insights it would give for vaccinations against the broader human herpes virus family would be massively impactful.

A successful HSV vaccine would also almost certainly lead to a vaccine for epstein-barr, cytomegalovirus, and roseolovirus.

Even ignoring the thousands of connections HSV is suspected to have to other diseases, getting insight towards the other 3 big "uncured" HHVs would be a massive deal.

EBV/mono is a silent but debilitating disease that infects a near majority of the population even in "developed countries" and is all but confirmed as a requirement for developing multiple sclerosis. EBV is also directly connected to a long list of cancers as well.

cytomegalovirus and roseolovirus while less common in the developed world are still far too common and globally are major sources of harm for infants and young children.

Any steps towards effective vaccination against the broader family of HHVs would be monumental.

[Teever]

I don't have any sort of HSV infection (that I'm aware of) but I subscribe to this subreddit and check on it every month or so:

www.reddit.com/r/HerpesCureResearch/

It's interesting seeing what's going on in that field, and seeing how much effort afflicted people put into tracking possible treatments and cures.

From my reading it appears that there are many promising treatments in the pipeline with some of thek already available through official/unofficial means.

[anakaine]

Ive been subscribed there for many years - progress is vanishingly slow. It has sped up since the alzheimers research cabal got busted up and it has become clearer that HSV is a very large contributor to dementia.