Inactivated viruses do not replicated in a host cell. Attenuated viruses have been genetically altered so they are not able to cause disease. The first viral vaccinations were for measles, mumps, and rubella. There are now vaccines for hepatitis A and B, chickenpox, smallpox, and rabies. Antiviral drugs interfere with the synthesis of viral nucleic acid or with the formation of viral capsids during replication.
Antibiotics specifically attack the metabolism of a bacterial cell.
Since viruses use only the reproductive machinery of a cell, antibiotics are of no use in destroying viruses. Your body does have some natural ability to inhibit viral infections. Interferon - a protein produced by cells when exposed to a virus. Complete this virus replication worksheet . This assignment but be turned in by the end of class on 094 to receive credit.