Are there effective treatments for viral diseases?
There is no true allopathic treatment for most viral diseases, if what is meant by treatment is a drug or agent that will selectively kill viruses in the body. Viruses are either nonliving crystalline matter or an indistinguishable part of an otherwise normal cell, depending on the stage of their life cycle, so it is unlikely that a virus-killer will be developed in the near future. Antibiotics are useless against viruses and can cause harm of their own, but they are sometimes misprescribed for a viral infection through ignorance because the patient pressures the doctor to do something (however useless), or as a preventive measure against the bacterial infections that sometimes follow viral infections. “Treatments” for viruses are therefore of three types: -One type aims for symptom suppression, such as antihistamines, cold capsules, fever reducers, or cough drops. These suppress the immune system’s effectiveness. -The second type treats the opportunistic infections such as bacterial i
