can avian pox be cured?
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There is no known treatment for avian pox in wild birds. In captive situations, there are a variety of treatments that have been used along with supportive care to treat the pox lesions and to prevent secondary infections in various avian species.
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So while there is no cure for HPV, there are treatments that have been shown to be effective at treating genital warts and precancerous cervical lesions caused by HPV. Even more important though, there are also vaccines that can prevent infection in the first place.
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Genital warts must be treated by your doctor. Do not try to treat the warts yourself. The warts can be removed, but the viral infection itself can't be cured. The virus goes on living inside your skin.
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Even if you had chicken pox in the past, you can still contract shingles. That's because the chicken-pox virus remains in the body, lying dormant in the roots of nerves, and can reactivate many years later.
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How bronchitis and pneumonia are treated. Treatments for both bronchitis and pneumonia depend on the underlying cause, such as whether it's bacterial or viral. Bacterial pneumonia and acute bronchitis are both treated with antibiotics.
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A cure for NTM is possible and long-term success rates of treating this infection can be as high as 86%. If a cure is not possible, treatment may allow for stabilization of lung disease and prevention of continued lung destruction.
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There is no cure for herpes. Antiviral medications, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir, can help to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms but cannot cure the infection.
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XDR-TB patients can be cured, but with the current drugs available, the likelihood of success is much smaller than in patients with ordinary TB or even MDR-TB. Cure depends on the extent of the drug resistance, the severity of the disease and whether the patient's immune system is compromised.
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It is possible to resolve uveitis and eventually discontinue medication after the underlying cause is addressed. Unfortunately, many cases do not have an underlying cause that can be diagnosed or cured, such as with idiopathic or immune-mediated uveitis.
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Once infected, the majority of cats do not get rid of the virus. However, symptoms can be treated. Veterinarians may prescribe oral antibiotics or antiviral medications to help ease symptoms, and drops or creams may be used for conjunctivitis or other eye irritations.
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Most people who have had chickenpox or have been vaccinated against chickenpox are immune to chickenpox. If you've been vaccinated and still get chickenpox, symptoms are often milder, with fewer blisters and mild or no fever. A few people can get chickenpox more than once, but this is rare.
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No one has gotten smallpox naturally since 1977. However, it is possible that variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox) could be used in a biological attack (an intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, livestock, or crops).
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Acyclovir is the generic name for Zovirax, a prescription medication used to treat certain virus infections. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved acyclovir to treat viral infections from the varicella virus that causes chicken pox and shingles, as well as infections from the virus that causes genital herpes.
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Chickenpox usually does not leave permanent scars, unless the rash becomes badly infected or your child repeatedly picks off the scabs. Normal chickenpox can leave temporary marks on the skin, which take 6 to 12 months to fade.
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Acyclovir injection is used to treat first-time or repeat outbreaks of herpes simplex (a herpes virus infection of the skin and mucus membranes) and to treat herpes zoster (shingles; a rash that can occur in people who have had chickenpox in the past) in people with weak immune systems.
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Avian pox occurs in all age groups of birds. Avian pox does not represent a risk to human heath, however some mammalian species may be susceptible to the virus. In the distant past, the disease was mistakenly thought to be related to small pox or chicken pox in humans.
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Genital warts can be treated, but they can't be cured. You're removing the warts, but you'll still have the virus that causes them. The virus may go away at some point on its own, but there's no way to know for sure.