Generic Zovirax Pump (Acyclovir ) used

Zovirax pump dispenses a topical cream used to treat cold sores of the lips and face which are caused by infection with Herpes simplex virus. A tingling sensation on the lips or face is the warning sign the virus has been activated, and if used at this early stage, within 24 hours of the first tingle, Zovirax pump may prevent the cold sore from developing. Once the cold sore has developed, it will form a blister on the skin and these blisters will join up to form a weeping sore which is when the infection is contagious and can spread to give you more cold sores or can infect others you are in direct contact with. Eventually your immune system will kick in to kill the virus and the cold sore will form a scab as it heals. Zovirax pump can be used at any stage of infection, to prevent spread of infection, reduce and relieve painful symptoms, and speed up the heeling process to help heal blisters and sores caused by the infection. However, Zovirax pump cannot cure the infection, because once you have been infected, through a mucus membrane such as the mouth, the virus can persist undetected by travelling down a nerve fibre and lying dormant or inactive in a nerve cell, to be reactivated, for example by stress or if your immune system is compromised.

Generic Zovirax Pump (Acyclovir ) work

Zovirax pump dispenses a topical cream containing acyclovir, an antiviral agent which is highly active against the virus that causes cold sores; Herpes Simplex virus (HSV-I). Acyclovir in Zovirax pump inhibits the action of a viral enzyme (DNA polymerase), blocking viral DNA synthesis without affecting normal cellular processes. This prevents the virus replicating and therefore stops the growth and spread of the virus, relieving symptoms of the infection and helping the body to fight off the infection. Zovirax pump only works on virus that is rapidly growing, such as during the formation of a cold sore in the skin, but once the virus is dormant and inactive in a nerve cell, acyclovir has not effect. That is why it is important to use Zovirax pump as soon as you become aware that a cold sore may be developing (the tingle sensation) as this is when acyclovir can kill the virus and prevent it replication in the skin, whiuch is what causes the cold sore.