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Can a virus you have, get cured in just one day?



             We have all fallen sick and spent days in recovery hoping that it would be the last one of those sick days. But what if I told you there is now a new drug that could cure a virus in just one day? It seems unbelievable but it has been done by scientist Shionogi from Japan. 

             Tamiflu is a known and used drug to fight influenza until a new drug Xofluza was created by drugmaker Shionogi. The drug's test results say that it can cure influenza types A and B within 24 hrs and with just one pill. While the Tamiflu drug will have to be taken two times a day for 5 days. It has also been claimed that a person of any age suffering such a case of influenza can take this pill. The science behind it is that it inhibits the enzyme that the flu virus needs in order to replicate and it kills the virus within a human in 24 hours. Tamiflu-maker Roche was involved in the study and development so the same company will be marketing this product in the USA at least. 
configuratio of Xofluza


             A drug like this one has only been created for influenza as of now but has changed the way medicine works altogether. It is not long before other drugmakers will be able to come up with drugs that kill viruses within 24 hours. It is not long before Medicine as a whole will be more effective than ever before. 

Refrences (MLA 7)

Weber, Brandon A. “Influenza Drug That Kills Virus in One Day Gets Approval in Japan.” Big Think, Big Think, 1 Mar. 2018, bigthink.com/news/a-flu-drug-that-kills-the-virus-in-24-hours-is-just-around-the-corner.

Brooks, Megan. “Drug That Kills Flu in One Day Approved In Japan.” WebMD, WebMD, 23 Feb. 2018, www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20180226/drug-that-kills-flu-in-one-day-approved-in-japan.

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