What is the purpose of antiviral drug therapy?
a. To make the patient immune to infection by viruses.
b. To reduce infection by killing the virus causing disease.
c. To reduce illness duration by controlling viral reproduction.
d. To prevent opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients.
ANS: C
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