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One universal antiviral to rule them all?

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331 points breve | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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vprcic ◴[26 Aug 25 15:00 UTC] No.45027541[source]▶
The prospect of being able to use this against viruses like the one causing rabies is pretty exciting!
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account42 ◴[26 Aug 25 15:30 UTC] No.45027952[source]▶
Don't we already have treatments for the rabies virus but the problem is that it's too late once the virus gets to the central nervous system which is when symptoms show? How would this new antiviral be different?
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1. lotharcable ◴[26 Aug 25 17:23 UTC] No.45029597[source]▶
Rabies anti-virus require very carefully handling and refrigeration and thus can be extremely expensive for hospitals to keep in stock.

And, yes, it needs to be applied before symptoms start to appear. Otherwise death is almost for certain.

I doubt this research will lead directly to a better vaccine, but having a better vaccine could save a lot of lives.

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2. Fomite ◴[27 Aug 25 03:24 UTC] No.45035139[source]▶
There's a lot of work right now in figuring out ways to reduce the cold chain requirements and make it easier to stock.