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FDA/NIH Paper will be published

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Bob said:
Hi bullybeef...
I might be wrong about this but my understanding is that anti-virals can help to prove the cause of a disease...
If a group of patients are treated with anti-virals, and their viral load is successfully reduced, and there is a corresponding improvement in their symptoms, then this can be used as part of the evidence that the virus causes the disease.
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Yes, an intended and common use for medications is diagnostics.
 
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