Antivirals

Introduction: Antivirals

Antivirals are medications that directly attack viruses. They are not antibiotics, which attack bacteria. Antivirals are also much newer than antibiotics. Until recently, antivirals were mainly used against severe life-threatening viral conditions. However, modern antivirals exist against flu, genital herpes, HIV, viral hepatitis, and other viral conditions.

Basic Information: Antivirals

Antivirals: Class of drugs against viruses.

Count: Antivirals is listed as a: treatment for 17 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 1 conditions; research treatment for 4 conditions.

Treatments: list of all treatments

List of Diseases with Antivirals as a Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'Antivirals' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:

E

• Encephalitis ... Antiviral medications

F

• Flu ... Antiviral medications

H

• Hepatitis ... antivirals
• Herpes stomatitis ... Antivirals
• Herpes zoster oticus ... antiviral drugs
• HIV/AIDS ... antiviral agents, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

L

• Labrynthitis ... antivirals
• Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia ... HAART

M

• Meningitis ... antiviral drugs

O

• Orf ... antivirals

P

• Pneumonia ... Antiviral drugs, antivirals

R

• Ramsay Hunt syndrome Type II ... Antiviral drugs

S

• SARS ... antiviral agents
• Shingles ... antiviral drugs
• Swine flu ... Antiviral medications

T

• Type A influenza subtype H1 ... Antiviral drugs

V

• Viral diseases ... Antiviral drugs, antivirals

List of Diseases with Antivirals as a Preventive Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'Antivirals' or similar listed as a preventive treatment in our database:

H

• HIV/AIDS ... antiviral agents

List of Diseases with Antivirals as a Research Treatment

The following list of conditions have 'Antivirals' or similar listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:

A

• Acute Bronchitis ... Antivirals

C

• Common cold ... Antivirals
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ... antiviral agents
• Cytomegalovirus ... antiviral drugs

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