Treatments for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Treatments of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers discussion:
Patients receive supportive therapy, but generally speaking, there is no other treatment
or established cure for VHFs. Ribavirin, an anti-viral drug, has been effective in
treating some individuals with Lassa fever or HFRS. Treatment with convalescent-phase
plasma has been used with success in some patients with Argentine hemorrhagic fever. 1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: DVRD
Medical Tools & Articles:
Next articles:
Medical Articles: