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Antiviral and Anti-HIV Drugs Quiz
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Antiviral and Anti-HIV Drugs Quiz

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Why are antiviral agents narrow in spectrum compared to antibacterial drugs?

  • Antiviral drugs are not curative and must be used prophylactically or early in infection
  • Antiviral drugs have acceptable toxicity to the host organism
  • Antiviral agents have limited efficacy against a wide range of pathogens
  • Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites and use the host cell for replication (correct)

    • What is a key requirement for a stage of viral replication to be targeted by antiviral drugs?

  • The stage targeted has limited efficacy against the virus
  • The stage targeted has high toxicity to the host organism
  • The stage targeted is non-essential for virus replication
  • The stage targeted is essential for virus replication (correct)

    • Why must antiviral drugs be used prophylactically or early in the development of an infection?

  • Antiviral drugs have limited efficacy
  • Antiviral drugs are toxic to the host
  • Antiviral drugs are not curative (correct)
  • Antiviral drugs are only effective in the early stages of infection

    • What is the main reason antiviral agents tend to have limited efficacy?

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    What makes it challenging to develop broad-spectrum antiviral agents?

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