What treatments are available for viral infections?

Unlike bacterial infections, a virus cannot be treated using antibiotics. The treatment of viral respiratory infections is often limited to easing or reducing their symptoms – this is called symptomatic treatment.

However, this approach does not tackle the cause of the infection, only its effects. By contrast, antiviral treatment tackles the cause of the viral infection, the virus itself.
If taken early enough, antiviral medicine can stop the infection’s further development and reduce its overall duration.

Furthermore, immunomodulatory treatment can strengthen the immune system overall, preventing the recurrence of respiratory infections induced by germs, which are widely spread, especially in children and the elderly.

Unlike bacterial infections, a virus cannot be treated using antibiotics. The treatment of viral respiratory infections is often limited to easing or reducing their symptoms – this is called symptomatic treatment.

However, this approach does not tackle the cause of the infection, only its effects. By contrast, antiviral treatment tackles the cause of the viral infection, the virus itself.
If taken early enough, antiviral medicine can stop the infection’s further development and reduce its overall duration.

Furthermore, immunomodulatory treatment can strengthen the immune system overall, preventing the recurrence of respiratory infections induced by germs, which are widely spread, especially in children and the elderly.

Treatment of viral respiratory infections

 SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENTANTIVIRAL TREATMENT
What does it treat?The symptoms of a viral infectionThe cause of a viral infection
How does it work?
  • Runny/stuffy nose
  • Temperature
  • Sore throat
  • Cough
  • Aches and pains
  • Interferes with the replication of the virus in the host cells so that it can’t spread further.  
  • Treats effectively the cause and shortens the duration of the cold.
Examples
  • Nasal decongestants
  • Antipiretics
  • Analgetics

Viruxan®(Inosine Acedoben Dimepranol), is one of the available antiviral treatments. It is an effective antiviral and immunomodulatory over-the-counter medicine that stimulates the immune system’s antiviral defence.