Treating Covid-19: Antibiotics, Antibodies, Vaccines
Treating Corona Virus The Story of Antibiotics, Antibodies, Biologics and Vaccines. The medical establishment is racing to find a cure for the corona virus or to at least find ways to lessen its impact and to prevent another epidemic next year. During the extensive coverage of the corona virus pandemic, we are hearing much talk about Antibiotics, Biologics, and Vaccines. Let’s take a closer look at these modalities. Antibiotics are drugs that work against organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi and are referred to as antibacterial, antiviral or antifungal respectively. Antibacterial Antibiotics: A well-known example of an antibacterial antibiotics is penicillin. Antifungal Antibiotics: Many of us have used these for fungal infection of the feet such as the athlete’s foot. Antiviral Antibiotics: The patients with AIDS are treated with antiviral drugs that target the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The antiviral antibiotics often work by interfering wi...