who first created that first drug mentioned in the list?
Howard Schaeffer
Aciclovir
It was codiscovered by Howard Schaeffer following his work with Robert Vince, S. Bittner and S. Gurwara on the adenosine analog acycloadenosine which showed promising antiviral activity
where did the first case of herpes come from It has been known for at least 2,000 years is it a bacterial, viral, or fungal disease? Viral infection how is this virus transmitted? By direct contact with body fluids or lesions of an infected individual what are the symptoms it gives? Small blisters in groups often called cold sores or fever blisters or may just cause a sore throat what are some of the tests done to detect this infection? The tests include culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction to test for presence of viral DNA how is this infection classified into? HSV-1 and HSV-2 how can one prevent themselves from getting this infection? Suppressive antiviral therapy what are some of the drugs taken to treat this problem? Aciclovi, valaciclovir, famciclovir, and penciclovir
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Aciclovir [SEP] History
Aciclovir was seen as the start of a new era in antiviral therapy, as it is extremely selective and low in cytotoxicity. Since discovery in mid 1970s, it has been used as an effective drug for the treatment of infections caused by most known species of the herpesvirus family, including herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses. Nucleosides isolated from a Caribbean sponge, "Cryptotethya crypta", were the basis for the synthesis of aciclovir. It was codiscovered by Howard Schaeffer following his work with Robert Vince, S. Bittner and S. Gurwara on the adenosine analog acycloadenosine which showed promising antiviral activity. Later, Schaeffer joined Burroughs Wellcome and continued the development of aciclovir with pharmacologist Gertrude B.