Treatment of Viral Infections Flashcards by Lara Kanber Agha | Brainscape

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How?

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Treatment is difficult since viruses use the hot;s own processes for propagation

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What options exist?

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Viral chemotherapy

- New therapies

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What are the new therapies?

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Acyclovir: in cold sore creams on Herpes virus

- Interferon: used in treatment of AIDS

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