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EXAMPLE 2 Ameliorating the Symptoms of Varicella Zoster Infection (Shingles) Varicella zoster is the Herpes virus responsible for both chickenpox and shingles. Following infection with the virus, most often in childhood, individuals develop chickenpox. In some cases, after the initial infection, the virus may remain dormant in infected nerve ganglia for years, and often for decades, before re-activating to cause the painful lesions commonly known as shingles. In order to test the effectiveness of the antiviral compositions of the invention on the symptoms of this viral illness, Composition A was administered to two different patients, each of whom had two separate diagnosed attacks of shingles on different occasions, for a total of four separate cases of shingles. In each case, Composition A was administered in lozenge form for transmucosal delivery, about 1 gram per lozenge, 3 times per day after meals by slowly dissolving the lozenge along the gumline. Within 3 to 4 days of the initial treatment, in each case the patients reported amelioration of the symptoms. Treatment was continued for 7 to 10 days, after which symptoms had completely ceased and the lesions had largely disappeared. In one instance, the diagnosing physician, upon a follow-up examination 10 days after the initial visit expressed amazement at the degree of recovery |
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