anti-infectives 2

Question 1

are medications designed to combat viral infections by interfering with the virus’s ability
to replicate and spread within the body

Answer 1

antiviral

Question 2

directly bind to specific proteins on the virus’s surface, known as viral spike proteins, which are responsible for attaching to host cells

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blocking viral receptors

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This prevents the virus from recognizing and binding to the host cell’s receptors, effectively blocking its entry.

Answer 3

blocking viral receptors

Question 4

target the host cell receptors that viruses use to
attach. These drugs can either block the receptor directly or alter its structure, making it unrecognizable to the virus.

Answer 4

interfering with hist cell receptors

Question 5

This drug targets the gp41 protein on the HIV virus, preventing it from fusing with the host cell membrane and entering the cell.

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Enfuvirtide

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This drug blocks the CCR5 receptor on host cells, which HIV uses as a co-receptor for entry.

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Maraviroc (selzentry)

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targets the gp120 subunit within the HIV-1 gp160 envelope glycoprotein, preventing the virus from attaching to the host cell

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Fostemsavir (rukobia)

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Its antiviral mechanism involves antagonism of the influenza A M2 proton channel. This blockage prevents endosomal escape, which is the release of viral genetic
material into the host cytoplasm.

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Amantadine

Question 9

an example of nucleotide analog that specifically target reverse transcriptase, an
enzyme used by retroviruses (like HIV) to convert their RNA genome into DNA.

Answer 9

Acyclovir

Question 10

it prevents HIV from integrating its genetic material into the host cell’s DNA, thus stopping the virus from replicating and spreading

Answer 10

Dolutegravir

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widely used antiviral medication that effectively treats infections caused by herpes viruses, including herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV).

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Acyclovir

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Interferes with this process by being incorporated into the viral DNA chain, effectively stopping further DNA synthesis and viral replication

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Acyclovir

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Antiviral drugs

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1. Enfurirtide
2. Maraviroc (selzentry)
3. Fostemsavir (Rukobia)
4. Amantadine
5. Acyclovir
6. Dolutegravir
7. Acyclovir

Question 14

also known as antimycotic agents, are a class of drugs used to treat and prevent fungal infections

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Anti-fungal medications

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work by targeting specific processes or structures essential for fungal survival but not present in human cells

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Anti-fungal

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Types of Antiparasitic Drugs

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1. Ketoconazole (nizoral)
2. Amphotericin B
3. Fluconazole
4. Griseofulvin

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Interfere with parasite metabolism and reproduction

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Anti-parasitic

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Antiparasitic Drugs:

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1. Antiprotozoal agents
2. Antihelminthic agents
3. Amebicides
4. Ectoparasiticides

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Common anti-parasitic drugs

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1. Antiprotozoal
2. Antihelminthic
3. Amebicides
4. Ectoparasiticides

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Antihelminthic

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Albendazole
Mebendazole

Question 21

is effective against a wide range of intestinal parasites, including roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes.

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Albendazole

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effective against Ascariasis, pinworm Enterobius vermicularis,
hookworms such as Ancylostoma caninum and Necator americanus, oundworm
Trichinella spiralis.

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Mebendazole

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Amebicides

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a. Chloroquine
b. Metronidazole

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Ectoparasiticides

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Permethrin (kwell)