Why can't viruses be defeated by pills?… by befirsttokn
why dont we still have any cure for viruses other then our own immune system?
Best Answer:
There are several antiviral drugs. For example, Four antiviral medications (amantadine, rimantadine, zanamavir and oseltamivir) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of influenza.
Most of the antivirals now available are designed to help deal with HIV, herpesvirus, which is best known for causing cold sores but actually covers a wide range of diseases, and the hepatitis B and C viruses, which can cause liver cancer. Researchers are now working to extend the range of antivirals to other families of pathogens.
The wikipedial reference (below) is pretty comprehensive on the topic. I highly recommend you read it.
Here are a list of names of presently known antiviral drugs.
Anti-herpesvirus agents:
Aciclovir, Cidofovir, Docosanol, Famciclovir, Fomivirsen, Foscarnet, Ganciclovir, Idoxuridine, Penciclovir, Trifluridine, Tromantadine, Valaciclovir, Valganciclovir, Vidarabine
Anti-influenza agents:
Amantadine, Oseltamivir, Peramivir, Rimantadine, Zanamivir
Antiretroviral drugs:
NRTIs Abacavir, Didanosine, Emtricitabine, Lamivudine, Stavudine, Tenofovir, Zalcitabine, Zidovudine
NtRTIs Adefovir, Tenofovir
NNRTIs Efavirenz, Delavirdine, Nevirapine
PIs Amprenavir, Atazanavir, Darunavir, Fosamprenavir, Indinavir, Lopinavir, Nelfinavir, Ritonavir, Saquinavir, Tipranavir
Other antiviral agents:
Enfuvirtide, Fomivirsen, Imiquimod, Inosine,Interferon, Podophyllotoxin, Ribavirin, Viramidine
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