TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Antiviral Drugs A1 - Stringer, Janet L. PY - 2017 T2 - Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 5e AB - Three basic approaches are taken to control viral diseases. Vaccination is used to try to prevent and control the spread of disease. Chemotherapy (the focus of pharmacology) is used to treat the symptoms of viral illness and to try to eliminate the virus from the body. Finally, stimulation of the host’s natural resistance mechanisms is used to shorten the duration of illness. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142821656 ER -