However, listen up all you sisters out there! There are three latest treatments to cure this incurable disease. This includes acyclovir which limits or stops the virus from spreading through other cells (Note: It cannot do anything once the cell is already infected). Next is valaclovir which is processed in the intestines and stomach, and limits the further replication of this virus. Lastly, famcyclovir also works like acyclovir and valaclovir.