PPT-Drugs for Viral Infections

HIV amp AIDS Hepatitis Herpes Virus Influenza Chapter 36 1 Demographics Worldwide in 2006 65 Million people living with HIVAIDS US 11 Million cases to date 40000 new cases each year. Chemotherapeutic Agents. Definition. Chemotherapy . is the science that deals with the treatment of disease by means of . chemicals. (. chemotherapeutic agents. ) that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue.. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs. Fungal Infections. Locations of fungal infections. Fungi. are found in soil, air, and contaminated food.. Mycoses are infections or diseases caused by a fungus.. Types of infections. A virus is a small infectious agent. . Viruses contain only two main components, protein and nucleic acid (either RNA or DNA). . What is a Virus?. Viruses have no cellular structure and are only capable of reproducing inside the cells of other living cells. They take over the cell of a living organism, called a host cell, and use it to carry out their own reproduction. . Objectives . List major respiratory disorders . Describe strategies for management of infection . List the major classes of drug used . Explain the effects, side effects and toxicities of these drugs . . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:. CS 303077-B March 11 2019you deadly infections Clean needles can help with safer injecting but you can do more to protect yourself further from infectionsInfections from injecting drugs can lead to What are . exanthems. ?. Any skin rash associated with a viral infection. If found on mucosal surfaces it is called an . enanthem. .. What viruses cause . exanthems. ?. Measles. Rubella. Human herpes viruses (herpes simplex, varicella zoster. . Understanding microscopic features and laboratory techniques for diagnosis of causative viral pathogens.. Intended learning objectives. Meningitis. . Causes of viral meningitis (aseptic meningitis):. : is the use of chemical agents (either synthetic or natural) to destroy . infective agents . (microorganisms’ . i.e. bacteria, fungus and viruses, protozoa, and helminthes) and . to inhibit . the growth of malignant or cancerous cells. obligate intracellular parasites. .. their replication depends primarily on synthetic processes of the host cell. .. to be effective, antiviral agents must either block viral entry into or exit from the cell or be active inside the host cell. . Leen. Al-. Qudah. All extra notes are bolded, in italics and underlined. The extra slides are starred. . Anatomy . Upper respiratory tract . infection. (From nares “nasal opening” to trachea). Lower respiratory tract . Viruses consist of a genome and sometimes a few enzymes stored in a capsule made of protein (called a . capsid. ), and sometimes covered with a lipid layer (sometimes called an 'envelope'). They are . (Lecture-1. . : Dated 12.05.2021). Dr.. . Nirbhay. Kumar. Asstt. . Professor & Head. Deptt. . of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology. Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. Drugs. Folate-derived cofactors are essential for the synthesis of purines and other compounds necessary for cellular growth and replication. Therefore, in the absence of . folate. , cells cannot grow or divide. To synthesize the critical .