Combined Science GCSE
Selectivity of antiviral drugs
What Selectivity of antiviral drugs means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Antiviral drugs must be selective for virus-specific features, but many antiviral targets are similar to human cell processes, so damage to body tissues is a risk.
Topics that use Selectivity of antiviral drugs
- Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Difference between antibiotics and antivirals
- Natural selection of resistant bacteria
- Painkillers
- Resistant strain
- Risk of side effects from antiviral treatment
- Symptom relief versus pathogen destruction
- Viral replication inside host cells
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