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Cure Research for Viral diseases

Treatments for Viral diseases

Treatments to consider for Viral diseases may include:

Symptomatic treatment - many viruses require only treatment of their symptoms and self-resolve.
Treatment depends greatly on the type of virus
Antivirals
Acyclovir
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Medical Research Breakthroughs and Viral diseases

Dont reach out for those Antibiotics: The Cochrane Systematic Review has found that even without receiving antibiotics four out of five patients with simple sinusitis improved within two weeks in primary care. The recovery speeded up only marginally on giving antibiotics, thus questioning the practice of administering antibiotics in all cases of sinusitis. Sinusitis is one of the most common reason for visiting a doctor and accounts for approximately 15 to 21% of the outpatient prescriptions for antibiotics. Although most of the cases of sinusitis are caused by viral infections and cannot even be affected by antibiotics, only a few of the cases have additional bacterial infection and may actually have any benefit. Since it is very hard to distinguish patients with bacterial infections, antibiotics are over prescribed leading to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. It is now recognized that countries with high antibiotic use have high levels of antibiotic resistance. It is therefore important to try to limit the unnecessary use of these drugs, and weigh the small benefits of antibiotic treatment against the potential for adverse effects for both individuals and the general population.