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antiviral /an·ti·vi·ral/ (-vi´ral) destroying viruses or suppressing their replication, or an agent that so acts.
Antiviral Refers to a drug that can destroy viruses and help treat illnesses caused by them. Mentioned in: Monkeypox antiviral (anˈ·tē·vīˑ·r  l),n a substance that combats viral infection. antiviral 1. effective against viruses. 2. an agent effective against viruses. antiviral drugs may be useful in early stages of some virus infections or to prevent recurrences or reactivation in chronic infections. Most drugs exert their effects only during certain stages of viral replication and many are relatively toxic for the host when used systemically. In general, chemotherapy of virus infections in animals is uncommon with limited applications, mainly in topical treatment of ophthalmic infections. Examples are idoxuridine, vidarabine, amantadine hydrochloride, acyclovir, ribavirin. antiviral adjective Referring to an agent or mechanism that counters viral effects or infection noun Antiviral agent, see there How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just as antibiotics revolutionized medical care by providing us weapons to use against bacteria, antiviral agents have offered us some tools to use against viruses. We estimate the effect on hospitalization rates of using different antiviral stockpile sizes to treat infection. Clevudine is a potent HBV antiviral currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in Korea and has been the subject of earlier stage clinical trials under an Investigational New Drug application filed with the US FDA. |
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