Hip
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The only answer I can think of would be a type of chemotherapy where apoptosis is triggered in the affected cells, analogous to metastasized cancer.
Have you looked up the antiviral called DRACO? There was some talk about getting this very innovative antiviral concept crowdfunded and brought to market.
The DRACO drug works by targeting dsRNA, which is only produced in cells that have been infected by viruses. DRACO is a molecule which combines an dsRNA-binding protein bonded to another protein that induces cells to undergo apoptosis. Very simple. It's drawn into virally-infected cells, and then kills them. Works for the majority of viruses, since nearly all viruses generate dsRNA in cells. So it's a universal antiviral.
DRACO was originally funded by some military organizations for anti-bioterrorism purposes, but then they seemed to drop the project. I am not sure why. I think DRACO would likely cure ME/CFS.