Why does the HPV vaccine only prevent and not cure?
Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system, teaching them to recognize and repel an invader. In the case of the HPV vaccine, it teaches the body to recognize the four varients of HPV that cause the most cases of cervical cancer. Killing a virus, which would be a cure for an existing infection, is not that easy to do. In fact, there isn’t any medicine out there that does. Antibiotics kill bacteria only, and retrovirals try to interfere with the virus’ ability to function or reproduce, which supresses it while your immune system tracks down gerbie butt for the kill. Vaccinations give you immunity, they are not designed to cure anything. They work by preventing trouble in the first place. Cures can only be applied after the fact, and even they don’t repair the damage already done. Repairing human bodies isn’t that easy, we are put together in a pretty complicated way, with a very sophisticated operating system. It’s always preferable to prevent a problem than to do damage control afte
