Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already 58% of people with dementia live in low and middle income countries, but by 2050 this will rise to 68%. The fastest growth in the elderly population is taking place in China, India, and their south Asian and western Pacific neighbours.
If acyclovir is your drug of choice ( famvir is a 1 time dose, valtrex is a 2x/day for 1 day dose ), try 800mg 3x/day for 2 days. it works best if started at the very first tingle /sign of a potential cold sore.
Valtrex and abreva. It's more expensive than abreva though! The cold sore doses of acyclovir, famvir and valtrex all speed healing of cold sores on average by 2 days sooner than placebo. If started within 6 hours of the beginnings of a cold sore about to start, most folks can avoid a full blown cold sore.