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To multiply, viruses must take over the functions of the cell they infect. Why does it make it difficult to make effective antiviral drugs?
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To multiply, viruses must take over the functions of the cell they infect. Why does it make it difficult to make effective antiviral drugs?
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Because when you attack the virus you have to kill of your own cells. That makes them hard to detect too bcs they hide in your cells
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