Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections.
These are generally what you would consider prescription drugs as well as some over-
the-counter drugs. Antiviral drugs do not actually kill the virus, they only stall their
development and prevent the virus from completing a full blown infection of the host
(human body and its cells). This is a major concern and is the number one reason why
doctors will state “there is no cure for what you have”. This is partially true. What it
really means is that, “we do not have a drug available for you to take that will kill or
destroy the virus. We only have a drug available that you must take on a recurring basis forever to constantly contain the virus and prevent it from rising into a full blown infection again.” Also, a virus strain will eventually mutate and become immune to antiviral drugs. This is called drug resistance and some state that this time frame is about 10-15 years. As you can imagine this might put a nasty strain on your immune system over time. This is generally why many diseased or virus infected people might die a slow death. The antiviral drugs that have been successfully postponing the development of the virus into a full blown infection eventually wear off and the virus mutates over time and eventually becomes resistant to the drug's effect. In summary, antiviral drugs do a successful job in hindering the virus from spreading, albeit temporarily, but eventually the virus will win in the long run. Most doctors and patients fail to realize this information before its too late. The only solution to this problem would be to come up with a game plan to fight the virus itself before the antiviral drugs lose their effect.