subject: What is Herpes 2 (Genital Herpes)? [print this page] In short, noIn short, no. There is no medicine that can cure the Herpes virus (neither HSV-1 nor HSV-2). Fortunately, there are certain antiviral medications (such as Valtrex) that can not only decrease the number of annual outbreaks, but also decrease the probability of transmission to a partner.
