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	Antiviral drug -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antiviral drugs are a class of (The act of treating with medicines or remedies) medication used specifically for treating (Click link for more info and facts about viral) viral (The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms) infections.
		The first successful antiviral, (An oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms) acyclovir, is a nucleoside analogue, and is effective against herpesvirus infections.
		One of the best-known of this class of drugs are (An antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus) interferons, which inhibit viral synthesis in infected cells.
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	Encyclopedia: Antiviral drug
		However, two entry-blockers, amantadine and rimantidine, have been introduced to combat influenza, and researchers are working on entry-inhibiting drugs to combat hepatitis B and C virus.
		Jump to: navigation, search Amantadine, 1-aminoadamantane, is an antiviral drug that was approved by the FDA in 1976 for the treatment of influenza type A in adults.
		Jump to: navigation, search Oseltamivir is an antiviral drug, a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis of both influenza A and influenza B. Oseltamivir was the first orally active neuraminidase inhibitor commercially developed.
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	Antiviral medications for chickenpox - [Medication]
		However, parents may choose not to give antiviral medications to their otherwise healthy child because his or her symptoms are not severe or the illness is not causing problems for the family.
		Antiviral medications may reduce by 20% the number of days a person is sick with chickenpox (for example, from 5 days to 4) and the number of chickenpox spots (for example, from 200 spots to 160).
		Antiviral medications may reduce the complications of chickenpox, such as varicella pneumonia, in people with impaired immune systems.
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	Antiviral medications for chicken pox - [Medication]
		Antiviral medications are generally given to people who are more likely to become seriously ill or develop complications from chicken pox.
		Antiviral medications may reduce by 20% the number of days a person is sick with chicken pox (for example, from 5 days to 4) and the number of chicken pox spots (for example, from 200 spots to 160).
		Antiviral medications may reduce the complications of chicken pox, such as varicella pneumonia, in people with impaired immune systems.
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	AllRefer.com - antiviral drug (Pharmacology) - Encyclopedia
		Antiviral drug development has been concurrent with advances in molecular biology and genetic engineering that allow study and definition of the genetic codes of viral DNA.
		Study at this level was not possible until electron microscopes became available and it is only since the 1980s that antiviral drugs have been on the market.
		Antivirals are now available for a wide variety of viral diseases.
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	CDC - Influenza (Flu) \| When to Use Antiviral Drugs for the Flu
		Three antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, and oseltamivir) are approved by the FDA and are commercially available for use in the United States to prevent influenza.
		All of the antiviral drugs are different in terms of who can take them, how they are given, any dosing changes based on age or medical conditions, and side effects (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/antiviral/sideeffects.htm).
		Antiviral drugs are most often used to help control influenza outbreaks in institutions, for example in nursing homes or in hospital wards, where people at high risk for complications from influenza are in close contact with each other.
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	AIDS Fact Sheet: What is Antiviral Therapy?
		Antiviral therapy means treating viral infections like HIV with drugs.
		The third class of antiviral drugs block Step 10, where the raw material for new HIV virus is cut into specific pieces.
		Antiviral therapy is usually started if your viral load is over 55,000, if your T-cell count is below 350, or if you?ve had any symptoms of HIV disease.
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	Chemotherapy, Antiviral treatment, Antiviral durgs, Anti Viral Therapy
		No antiviral compound tested has been able to inhibit completely the replication of any virus and a proportion of viral particles always seems to be able to circumvent the drug-induced blockade.
		Antiviral activity tends to produce a 100 to 1000 fold reduction in virus titre which, although significant, still allows some infective particles to survive.
		The ideal antiviral drug should (1) be taken up only into infected cells (2) the actual inhibitory molecule should be generated inside the infected cell by enzymatic activity (3) the inhibitor should have a selective effect on a virus enzyme.
	virology-online.com /general/Chemotherapy.htm (0 words)

	Medmicro Chapter 52 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antiviral compounds that have been formally licensed for clinical use are amantadine, rimantadine, ribavirin, idoxuridine, trifluridine, vidarabine, acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, stavudine, famciclovir and valaciclovir (Fig.
		Antiviral compounds can be divided into two categories (Table 52-3): (1) those that can interact directly with their target and (2) those that must first be activated intracellularly by phosphorylation to the active (generally triphosphate) forms.
		Antiviral selectivity may stem from the specific affinity of the antiviral compounds (or their activated forms) for their target protein (or enzyme).
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	herpeshealth.com: Antiviral Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antiviral therapy is used to treat recurrent outbreaks of HSV infection.
		The antiviral agent should be taken at the first symptom of an outbreak.
		Antiviral agents need a substance made by the virus to be effective.
	www.herpeshealth.com /herpes_treatment/antiviral_therapy.asp (0 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Antiviral drugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antivirals are used to treat infections caused by viruses.
		Antiviral drugs are available only with a physician's prescription and are sold in capsule, tablet, liquid, ointment, and injectable forms.
		The recommended dosage depends on the type of antiviral drug and the kind of infection for which it is being used.
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	Antiviral Drugs for Flu - Antiviral Herbs
		All of the antiviral drugs are different in terms of who can take them, how they are given, any dosing changes based on age or medical conditions, and side effects.
		Antiviral drugs are most often used to control flu outbreaks in institutions, for example in nursing homes, or in hospital wards, where people at high risk (see below) for complications from flu are in close contact with each other.
		The anti-influenza antiviral drugs are not a substitute for vaccine and are used only as an adjunct to vaccine in the control of influenza.
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	Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information
		Antiviral drugs can also help to reduce the time it takes for symptoms to improve in uncomplicated illness caused by influenza virus.
		Use of antiviral drugs does not eliminate the risk of complications, and some complications (as well as other medical conditions that could be confused with influenza) can be life-threatening.
		Some of the current influenza antiviral drugs are able to inhibit many of the "bird flu" viruses in the laboratory although it is not known exactly how much effect they would have against these infections in people.
	www.fda.gov /cder/drug/antivirals/influenza (0 words)

	Read about Antiviral drug at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Antiviral drug and learn about Antiviral drug here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		antibiotics, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses.
		Other targets being considered for HIV antivirals include RNase H, which is a component of reverse transcriptase that splits the synthesized DNA from the original viral RNA; and
		cytomegalovirus, and other antisense antivirals are in the works.
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	Division of Infectious Diseases, Wright State University School of Medicine
		Acyclovir is the prototype of a group of antiviral agents that are activated by viral thymidine kinases to become inhibitors of viral DNA polymerases and block viral DNA synthesis.
		The antiviral mechanism of action of ribavirin is not fully defined but relates to alteration of cellular nucleotide pools and of viral messenger RNA formation.
		IFN are not directly antiviral but cause elaboration of effector proteins in exposed cells, which contribute to a state of viral resistance.
	www.med.wright.edu /im/id/AntiviralChemotherapy.html (0 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B and C
		As in HBV infection, the goals of antiviral therapy in chronic HCV infection are to eradicate the virus and halt disease progression.
		Response to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C is categorized as sustained, relapse, or no response.
		Researchers have identified some predictors of diminished likelihood of sustained response to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Among these predictors are a high HCV RNA level and the presence of HCV genotype 1, which is, unfortunately, the most common genotype in North America.
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	Genital Herpes - Patient UK
		Antiviral medication is most useful for a first episode of symptoms.
		Antiviral medication may not be needed to treat recurrences.
		However, as there is a small risk to the baby, some doctors advise antiviral medication for the last four weeks of pregnancy to help prevent a recurrence during childbirth.
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	Antiviral Medicines for Genital Herpes - Patient UK
		Antiviral medicines such as aciclovir, famciclovir, and valaciclovir are used to treat genital herpes infection.
		An antiviral medicine is commonly prescribed for a first episode of symptoms.
		You may be advised to take an antiviral medicine during the last few weeks of pregnancy to prevent a possible recurrence during labour.
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	Antibiotics & Antiviral Drugs : Anti Infective : Infection, Herpes & Influenza / Flu treatment
		is a synthetic antiviral used to prevent or treat certain influenza (flu) infections (type A).
		Antibiotics are NOT Antivirals : An Antiviral is an agent that kills a virus or that suppresses its ability to replicate and, hence, inhibits its capability to multiply and reproduce.
		The antivirals that have been developed are generally less effective than one would like.
	www.antiviral-antibiotics-pharmacy.com /antibiotics-antiviral-antibacterial.html (0 words)

	Journals Antiviral Therapy Home
		In a unique collaboration with Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press is pleased to present the abstracts from the XIV International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop: Basic Principles and Clinical Implications that was held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on 7-11 June 2005.
		The field of antiviral therapy is expanding at an unprecedented rate.
		Antiviral Therapy is the first international journal solely devoted to the clinical development and use of antiviral agents.
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	What Antiviral Therapies are Used?
		HSV is most commonly treated with antiviral therapies because studies have shown the efficacy of them in reducing the duration and severity of genital and oral herpes..
		There are two different approaches to antiviral management of HSV, both of which depend wholly on the nature of the disease, lifestyle and psychosocial consideration.
		Oral antiviral therapies may be effective, but they are not FDA approved for use in oral-facial herpes infections.
	biology.kenyon.edu /slonc/bio38/stancikl_02/What_Antiviral_Therapies_are_Used.html (0 words)

	Antiviral Actions of Interferons -- Samuel 14 (4): 778 -- Clinical Microbiology Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Interferon (IFN) was discovered as an antiviral agent during studies on virus interference (180, 294).
		antiviral activity by which they were discovered (36).
		Adenovirus virus-associated (VA) RNA antagonizes the antiviral action of IFN by preventing the activation of PKR (264, 352).
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	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 13, Ch. 154, Antiviral Drugs
		Famciclovir is a pro-drug of the active antiviral penciclovir.
		Phosphorothioate oligonucleotides that are complementary to viral RNA have demonstrated inhibition of viral replication in cell cultures.
		ISIS 2922 is a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide with potent antiviral activity against CMV; it is complementary to the RNA of region 2 of the immediate early transcription unit of CMV and inhibits protein synthesis.
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	International Society for Antiviral Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After many years of skepticism, antiviral chemotherapy had become a reality and there was a need for investigators in the field to periodically assemble with colleagues to exchange information and set up collaborations.
		It was clear that those in the antiviral research community welcomed the opportunity to have a forum for the exchange of scientific information.
		The current membership of the International Society for Antiviral Research is a Who's Who of scientists involved in antiviral research.
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	Fungi Perfecti®: antiviral drugs from mushrooms
		Antivirals from other mushrooms have been identified previously: lentinan from Shiitake, Lentinula edodes, (Sarkar et al., 1993); PSP from Turkey Tail, Trametes versicolor, and ganaderiol-F, ganoderic acid-ß, lucidumol from Reishi, Ganoderma lucidum,) A number of unique antivirals from mushrooms have shown efficacy in inhibiting the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus.
		The predominant mushrooms showing promise for their antiviral activities are polypores—the so-called woody conks, thought to be the ancestors of most, if not all, gilled mushrooms.
		"Antiviral effect of the extract of culture medium of Lentinus edodes mycelia on the replication of herpes simplex virus 1." Antiviral Research.
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	Antiviral resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Several anti-herpesvirus compounds that heralded the antiviral chemotherapy era, such as idoxuridine, trifluridine, vidarabine and in particular acyclovir, are no longer under patent protection.
		Similarly, the licensing of lamivudine for the treatment of HBV infection sees the introduction of the first genuine antiviral drug for the treatment of hepatitis B (interferon, some may consider, being an immunomodulator rather than antiviral).
		The goal of antiviral therapy is to maintain this state for a sufficiently long period, so that the new infection of susceptible cells is blocked, and that enough time is then available for loss by natural turnover.
	www.mediscover.net /Antiviral.cfm (0 words)

	Antiviral Immunity
		Microbiology @ Leicester: Infection and Immunity: Antiviral immunity
		Type I interferons lead to the induction of an "antiviral state" in the cells, which is characterised by inhibition of both viral replication and cell proliferation, and also enhancement of the ability of natural killer cells to lyse virally infected cells (see below).
		The most effective type of antiviral antibody is "neutralizing" antibody - this is antibody which binds to the virus, usually to the viral envelope or capsid proteins, and which blocks the virus from binding and gaining entry to the host cell.
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	HHV-6 and Antiviral Drugs
		Data concerning the sensitivity of HHV-6 replication to antiviral agents is inconsistent.
		This modest suppression may be important when beta interferon therapy is used in conjunction with another type of antiviral agent.
		The literature concerning the sensitivity of HHV-6 replication to suppression by foscarnet is quite consistent in that all virus strains tested showed marked sensitivity to the drug.
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	Antiviral Essential Oils and SARS Virus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Below is an article by Joie Power, Ph.D. on the antiviral properties of essential oils and a discussion of any implications for the prevention of SARS and other viruses.
		During the bubonic plague (caused by the Yersinia pestis bacillus) that swept through Europe in the Middle Ages, killing more than 30% of the population in affected areas, it was observed that people who worked in the lavender distilleries and in other industries using essential oils rarely contracted the disease.
		Although the research demonstrating the antiviral effects of essential oils seems to have been largely ignored by mainstream American medicine, it has not been ignored by companies in Europe involved in the development of natural alternatives to synthetic medicines.
	www.dreamingearth.com /antiviral.html (0 words)

	Institute for Antiviral Research
		The Institute for Antiviral Research of Utah State University is comprised of a recognized team of scientists, representing a spectrum of disciplines, who work together on research oriented toward the control of viral diseases.
		Morrey joined the Institute for Antiviral Research at Utah State University in 1987, and currently is Research Professor in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences and the Biotechnology Center.
		He joined the Antiviral Program at USU in 1989 where he is currently a Research Professor in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences and Head of the In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Studies Sections of the Institute for Antiviral Research.
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