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Antiviral vs Peramivir - What's the difference?

antiviral | peramivir |

As an adjective antiviral

is (medicine) inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.

As a noun peramivir is

a neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.

antiviral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
  • (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

    • peramivir

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia peramivir)
  • A neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 22, author=Andrew Pollack, title=New Drugs May Attack Flu, but Not in Time, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In the United States, peramivir is not likely to be used for routine treatment of seasonal or pandemic flu, partly because most primary-care physicians do not administer intravenous infusions. }}