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MeSH Heading: Antiviral Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.122.388
Unique ID: D000998
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000998
Annotation: for resistance to antiviral agents, DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, VIRAL are available
Scope Note: Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly.
Entry Term(s): Antiviral; Antiviral Agent; Antiviral Drug; Antiviral Drugs; Antivirals
Registry Numbers: 0
See Also: Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; Virus Inactivation
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0001518
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly.
Terms: Antiviral Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T003071
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Antiviral Drug
Term UI T001004525
Date12/31/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antiviral Agent
Term UI T000996513
Date11/15/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antiviral
Term UI T000996170
Date11/13/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Antiviral Drugs
Term UI T003072
Date08/19/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Antivirals
Term UI T003073
Date08/19/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

Antiviral Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025