METHODS OF STIMULATING IMMUNE RESPONSE IN VIRALLY INFECTED INDIVIDUALS

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method of increasing the time period between outbreaks of genital herpes comprising providing an imidazoquinolinamine formulation, disposing an amount of the imidazoquinolinamine formulation into a first nare of an individual infected with Herpes Simplex Virus type 2, covering at least a portion of the internal surface of the individual's first nare with a portion of the amount of the imidazoquinolinamine in the nare, massaging the portion of the amount of the imidazoquinolinamine into the internal surface of the first nare, disposing the amount of the imidazoquinolinamine formulation into a second nare of the individual, covering at least a portion of the internal surface of the second nare with a portion of the amount of the imidazoquinolinamine in said nare and massaging the portion of the amount of the imidazoquinolinamine into the internal surface of said nare.