Maybe... I took Valtrex and Famvir for a year and it did nothing for my ME, although it possibly helped my high HS1 and VZV titers. It's not effective against HH6, EBV, or CMV. Valcyte is, though (although I know a number of patients who didn't respond to that either, even though it brought down their HH6 titers). I had a lot better luck with IV abx. So, hard to know if there's a virus involved- could be many other stealth microbes as well, perhaps different bugs in different people. Most of the ME docs seem to agree on a NKC deficiency "profile" much like a AIDS (killer T deficiency) "profile", as different microbes seem to be involved in the two illnesses. For example, I test "high" positive for bartonella antibodies, but test "normal" positive for toxoplasmosis antibodies, and I used to do feral cat rescue and have been exposed to both of these germs. But, poor NKC function seems to be associated with bartonella and not toxoplasmosis. Time will tell I suppose!
Correcting my prev post i mean B cells.
Valtrex some how seem to work in Hsv-1-2 ,vzv, ebv,
Depends on the level of the infection.
As i mentioned before early studies said valtrex didnt work for hiv, late studies demostrated that reduce virala load.
I agree % with you ME/CFS its none specific to one particular virus, its multisystemic disease much like AIDS( hiv) deficient immune system low nk cell.
Me/cfs has almost all symtoms and immune disfuntions of an Aids person,,neurological,cardiovascular, low to no immunity, the diference is in most of us we dont die so quick like and AIDS person becouse we dont have Hiv,
I spoke to a world class virology, he believe that AIDS is the result of two retroviruses the one we have + hiv the result of the two leave you with zero immunity..
This allow all herpes viruses inside you to reactivate full blown+ other co imfections that mutate your genes your dna,your antiviral Rnase L, thats why hiv kill you faster, becouse hiv replicate uncheck like it happen to us with herpes viruses and other pathogens.
In people with only hiv it could be control by retrovirlas , antivirals.
In our case we have the one that its more dependant on hormones ( this explain why in neuro immune illness are woman 70-80%) many times couples passed to each other but after years, only when virla load is high and have reactivated viruses, in alot of cases there is no co infeactions and only woman develope the illness, co infections accelerate since is a retrovirus of slow replication( but when it replicate depending on co infections can enter T cells, B cells,"""mitchocondria"""
In Hiv happens very similar with the diference that hiv dont cause me/cfs even though some hiv people have some type of cfs do to other factors.
Even our gut bacteria is bad, as the result of low immunity, bacteria is directly involved in our metabolism, energy production and most of our body funtions.
Having bad bactria result in many disfuntions including immune disfuntion,, its i casacde one thing lead to another.