Biology › Section K · Viruses and prokaryotes › Topic K.3
Treating viral infections; prions and viroids
Viruses are hard to fight because they use your own cells as factories. Prevention by vaccine leads the battle, and a few agents — prions and viroids — are simpler and stranger still.
In this topic
- Why viruses are hard to treat
- Why antibiotics do not work on viruses
- Vaccines: the front line
- Vaccine limitations
- Worked example: Why antiviral drugs are hard to design
- HAART and drug cocktails
- Worked example: Rabies vaccination after a bite
- Viruses as tools
- Prions
- Viroids
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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