Why Is It Difficult to Develop Drugs That Specifically Target

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to develop drugs that specifically target viruses and eukaryotic pathogens?

• A) The drugs often inflict collateral damage on our own cells.
• B) The ethical concerns with testing these drugs are too great.
• C) Viruses and eukaryotes evolve too rapidly for drugs to be effective.
• D) Security enzymes break down these foreign drugs before they can exert their effects.
• E) There are often duplicate metabolic pathways that pick up the slack from any disturbance caused by these drugs.

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