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Antivirals that prevent genome replication (5)
- Acyclovir
- Ganiclovir
- Valganciclovir
- Foscarnet
- Ribavirin
Antivirals that prevent entry (3)
Enfuritide
Amantidine
Rimantadine
Ganciclovir
Treat CMV
Enfuritide
Prevents HIV
Foscarnet
Treat herpes
IV
Toxic- last resort
Valganciclovir
Treat EBV
Ribavirin
Nucleoside inhibitor for RNA virus
Amantidine and Rimantadine
Prevent Influenza by blocking M2 channel
3 important immune cell types in vaccinations
CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell, B cell
Acyclovir
Treat herpes
Nucleoside inhibitor
1st antiviral approved for use
Antiviral that prevents viral protease
Ritonavir- HIV
Alphaherpesvirus HSV1 HSV2 genome and virion
dsDNA, enveloped
Betaherpesvirus genome and virion
dsDNA, enveloped
Antiviral challenges
Bioavailability
Toxicity
Specificity
Prototypical member of betaherpesvirus group
CMV– EBV; burkett’s lymphoma- most common childhood cancer in africa