Effect of Antivirals on Viruses - A Review
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Abstract
Antivirals are the medication that reduce the multiplication and intense of the virus in the host cell and these type of antivirus acts only on a specific type of viruses and which cannot cure all the viruses and the first marked line of defence is by the annual flu vaccine,however these are used at the time of emergency to cure certain viral diseases like HIV, herpes viruses, the hepatitis B and C viruses, and influenza A and B viruses and still Researchers are working to extend the range of antivirals to other families of pathogens and mutated viruses too A literature review was carried out from the scopus pubmed database The aim of the study is to collect the data and analyse the effects of antiviral drugs on viruses. The antivirals helps to prevent and reduce the activity of viruses while it also decreases the immunity of the host so the prime motto is to maintain the surplus immunity to withstand the effects of viruses and to withstand the counter effects of antiviruses