Antivirals

outcomes
learning



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define antivirals


· differentiate between antivirals , vaccines and virucides



strategies that antivirals
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explain different employ
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different classes of antivirals


· Mo . . A of each antivirals


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examples of antivirals




Antivirals >
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drugs that treat infections caused by viruses




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Antivirals (treat Vaccines (prevent) -
Virucides (prevent)




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drugs used to treat infections caused by ·
provides acquired immunity to a particular ·
physical/shemical changes that deactivates


viruses infectious agent or destroys viruses



stops virus from
multiplying in the body used before exposure to infectious agent used outside human body
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· used when the person is
already infected · disinfectants > not
- to human body

antiseptic applied to skin
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effective only while virus is
replicating (active · >
->

surface




Attachment/entry inhibitors




· chemokine receptor antagonists + e .


g
maraviroc /CCRs
antagonist)

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Fusion inhibitors >
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efuvirtide/binds to GP41)




inhibitors
uncoating



M2 channel inhibitors- prevents I t channel
forming

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stops influence as it uncoats by lowering ph in vesicle


amantadine
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example drug :