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VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A type of medicine used to treat and prevent the spread of a virus/viral infection.
A
Anti-Viral
B
Transmit
C
Vaccine
D
Pathogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What are antivirals? Antivirals are medications that help your body fight off certain viruses that can cause disease. Antiviral drugs are also preventive. They can protect you from getting viral infections or spreading a virus to others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antiviral drugs target a diverse group of viruses, such as herpes, hepatitis, and influenza viruses. On the other hand, antiretrovirals are drugs used to treat retrovirus infections, the most common of which is HIV.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antiviral medications They can be used to manage chronic infections or shorten the length of some respiratory infections. They can only treat one type of virus-they don’t work on other viruses. Antivirals are available for the flu, COVID-19, hepatitis B and C, HIV and mpox.

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