This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A.
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
Antiviral drugs are medicines that fight against viruses in the human body by impeding the infection process. Antivirals are commonly used to treat HIV/AIDS, influenza, herpes, and hepatitis B and C. The antiviral remdesivir, which was originally developed to treat Ebola, is now being used to treat COVID-19.
Gregory A. Poland, M.D., an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains how this antiviral works to shorten the course of the disease.
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Published
October 13, 2020
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