Explain why is it difficult to find or synthesize effective antiviral drugs?
Explain why is it difficult to find or synthesize effective antiviral drugs?
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Viruses consist of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) and a protein coat. Viruses are obligate parasites as they do not have their own enzymes that are needed for their metabolism. The nucleic acid (either RNA or DNA) of the viruses instructs the host cell to produce viral components, which results to an infection. This is why it is more difficult to find or synthesize effective anti - viral drugs.
Note :- Viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own.
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