21. Current treatments work by boosting the immune system rather than attacking the virus, but are not widely successful in many patients. 22. The idea is that a combination of the new and old-style drugs attacks the virus at both ends. 23. The new virus would be attacked by anti-viral therapy. 24. The swine immune system attacks the virus, forcing it to change genetically to survive. 25. Though not a cure, experts say the new drug attacks the virus by inhibiting its ability to replicate. 26. The older drugs attack the virus when it penetrates a healthy cell. 27. The combination attacks the virus at the time it exits an already infected cell in preparation for attacking other cells. |