For Antiviral we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Blood and Marrow Transplant, Cancer, HIV and AIDs, Immunization, Lymphoma and Naturopathic.

Antiviral (Blood and Marrow Transplant)

Drug to prevent or treat viral infections

Antiviral (Cancer)

A drug used to treat infections caused by viruses.

Antiviral (HIV and AIDs)

A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a VIRUS, including a RETROVIRUS.

Antiviral (Immunization)

Literally "against-virus" -- any medicine capable of destroying or weakening a virus.

Antiviral (Lymphoma)

A drug or substance active against viruses such as the hepatitis virus, measles virus or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Viruses are submicroscopic organisms causing infectious disease. Antiviral drugs include cidofovir, didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, and indinavir.

Antiviral (Naturopathic)

An agent that experimentally inhibits the proliferation and viability of infectious viruses. In our domain of herbal medicines, some plants will slow or inhibit the adsorption or random initial attachment of viruses, extend the lifespan of infected target cells, or speed up several aspects of immunity, including complement, antibody, and phagocytosis responses. Herbal antivirals work best on respiratory viruses such as influenza, adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, and the enteric echoviruses. Touted as useful in the alphabet group of slow viruses (HIV, EBV, CMV, etc.), they really help to limit secondary concurrent respiratory infections that often accompany immunosuppression.

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