Essays Tagged: "Antiviral drug"

Imagine that you have just been diagnosed as HIV positive.

lth and being cautious when engaging in any activity. Because of the lack of effective vaccines and antiviral drugs, I should not be excessively optimistic about the finding of a cure for the disease; ...

(3 pages) 59 1 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Influenza

ccinated each fall. In the absence of vaccine, however, there are other ways to protect against flu.Antiviral Medications: Three antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, and oseltamivir) are approved ...

(2 pages) 59 3 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

A Case Study in the Pharmacological Regime of an AIDS Patient

ministration.* Critically discuss the mechanisms associated with resistance of either antibiotic OR antiviral drugs.Rodney S was once a patient in a hospital in a major city of Australia. The records ... and their application, helps illustrate the pathology of the illness and the mechanisms involved in antiviral resistance.Identify and briefly discuss the pathophysiology of Rodney's medical conditionA ...

(12 pages) 87 0 3.6 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry

Influenza and the Human Body

se (COPD). Treatment for Influenza is bed rest, high fluid intake, Asprin or Tylenol, and an antiviral agent called Amantadine. Since there is no cure for Influenza, we must take precousions ag ...

(1 pages) 1552 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine