Patent ID: 7977365

Claim:
A method for the treatment of an Arenavirus viral infection, comprising administering in a therapeutically effective amount to a mammal in need thereof, a compound of Formula I below: wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl, acyl, arylacyl, hydroxy, alkyloxy, alkylthio, amino, alkylamino, acetamido, halogen, cyano or nitro; R 3 is hydrogen, acyl, arylacyl or sulfonyl; and Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl, wherein said Arenavirus is selected from the group consisting of Lassa, Junin, Machupo, Guanarito, Sabia, Whitewater Arroyo, Chapare, LCMV and LCMV-like viruses.