Re:Over 140k virus species in the human gut, half of which a...
by UncleOxidant on Monday March 08, 2021 @04:19PM
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Do we have any general anti-virals? Seems like the few anti-virals we do have are pretty targetted towards certain types of viruses.
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Re:Over 140k virus species in the human gut, half of which a...
by rossdavidh on Monday March 08, 2021 @05:44PM
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Up until this point, we have mostly just had broad-spectrum antibiotics, not antivirals. But, partly because of You Know What, they are getting a lot more attention lately: https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/03/04/mo...
Re:Over 140k virus species in the human gut, half of which a...
by majkinetor on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:27PM
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Vitamin C seems to be what most animals on this planet use as general anti-viral. It also seems it works in humans in mega dozes and/or IV.
In any case "general antiviral" seems to be even worst thing then general antibiotic. Most of bacteria / viruses are commensal, you don't really want to disturb that. For example, bacteriophage viruses are now known to handle some of the 100% resistant bacteria in a matter of days.
IMO, the system is so complex that you should only support the crew that know how to handle that - i.e. your immune system - by providing resources they need (vitamins etc.) and avoid things detrimental for them (sugar, tonsillectomy etc.).