Antiviral Drugs Are Often Difficult to Develop, Largely Because

question 75

Multiple Choice

Antiviral drugs are often difficult to develop, largely because

• A)viruses are obligate intracellular parasites so the drugs must enter the host cell and often cause toxic side effects in order to destroy the virus.
• B)viruses are more abundant in the body than bacterial cells.
• C)viruses are much smaller than bacterial cells.
• D)viruses are more pathogenic than bacterial cells.

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