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I find that the representatives who advocate for people living with HSV are very silent about the virus. No announcements, no advertising, etc.

When the medications stop working or the virus mutates, what do you do?

Who among you is waiting for news from Fred Hutch after July 31, 2026, knowing that they are working on a curative treatment, if that is true…?

It's sad that we don't have an association that truly works for the cause and for people suffering with HSV. The other pages and websites seem to mainly serve their own interests.

No one is running real advertising campaigns on social media or asking governments for more funding. Sometimes I get the impression that some of these pages exist mainly to give people hope, without really moving things forward.

Very difficult to earn trophy points.

Is there any way to obtain new heroes?

BD Gene is currently conducting a Phase II clinical trial for its treatment targeting herpetic keratitis caused by HSV-1. The goal is to eliminate the HSV-1 responsible for the disease.

The company has also started research on a treatment for HSV-2. If only we could make our voices heard and let them know that we are here, that we are suffering, and that we are waiting for these treatments with hope.

Most of the time, herpetic keratitis and herpes encephalitis are caused by HSV-1. If we can eliminate the latent HSV-1 reservoir, it is likely that these complications would not return because the virus would no longer be able to reactivate. If BD Gene, Fred Hutch, or other researchers succeed in achieving this goal, it would represent a major breakthrough.

Furthermore, if an effective drug or therapy against HSV-1 is discovered, it would likely be possible to modify or adapt that approach so it could also work against HSV-2, since both viruses share many biological similarities.

People need to stop saying that herpes is “not a big deal.” For some people, living with this virus can become a real nightmare.

HSV affects everyone differently: some people develop serious complications such as herpetic keratitis or encephalitis. Just because you don’t experience complications doesn’t mean someone else won’t.

Don’t minimize a disease simply because it does not affect you in the same way.

Why doesn’t Fred Hutch launch a real awareness campaign on social media to share its HSV cure research and encourage donations?

After achieving significant results in animal models, such communication could mobilize millions of people affected by this virus, create a global movement, and help accelerate efforts toward finding a solution.

I work in a hospital. and I have seen three patients with severe HSV-related complications: two were sufferind from herpetic keratitis and one from herpetic encephalitis. All three had attempted suicide. These situations showed me how devastatina this virus can be for some people

One of the patients suffered significant memory loss while another completely lost their vision. Seeing the impact this virus can have on people's lives deeply affected me

I work in a hospital, and I have seen three patients with severe HSV-related complications: two were suffering from herpetic keratitis and one from herpetic encephalitis. All three had attempted suicide. These situations showed me how devastating this virus can be for some people.

One of the patients suffered significant memory loss, while another completely lost their vision. Seeing the impact this virus can have on people’s lives deeply affected me 😭😭

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SURVIVE ANYMORE. WE WANT TO BE CURED.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SURVIVE ANYMORE. WE WANT TO BE CURED.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SURVIVE ANYMORE. WE WANT TO BE CURED.

Living with HiV changes your life in ways most people never see. Our choices become limited. We live with the fear of rejection, the fear of judgment, and the fear of telling someone we care about. Many people give up on dating, relationships, or even their dreams because of the stigma.

Living with HSV changes your life in ways most people never see. Our choices become limited. We live with the fear of rejection, the fear of judgment, and the fear of telling someone we care about. Many people give up on dating, relationships, or even their dreams because of the stigma.

More than 4 billion people worldwide carry HSV, yet research remains underfunded. We deserve better. We deserve hope. We deserve a cure.

Do you believe that traditional medicine can cure HSV?