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What is the best treatment for viral infections?


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Treatment for viral infections:

  1. Normally treatments are directed at relieving the effects of the symptoms while the body works to fight the infections on its own.
  2. Certain infections have medications that specifically target the virus or its life cycle.
  3. For example:
  1. Aciclovir: Herpes simplex virus infections
  2. Cidofovir: Cytomegalovirus retinitis
  3. Famciclovir: Various herpes virus infections

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