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antiviral drug

Spanish translation: Fármaco antiviral

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English term or phrase:antiviral drug
Spanish translation:Fármaco antiviral
Entered by: Cecilia Gowar

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11:00 Apr 20, 2020
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English term or phrase: antiviral drug
Definition from Britannica:
(n.) Any agent that is used in the treatment of an infectious disease caused by a virus. Unlike most antibiotics, antiviral drugs do not destroy their target pathogen; instead they inhibit their development. They should be distinguished from viricides, which are not medication but deactivate or destroy virus particles, either inside or outside the body.

Example sentence(s):
  • One of the most promising antiviral drugs for Ebola got quick NIH approval for testing on COVID-19 patients. OnHealth
  • The antiviral drug, called Favipiravir or Avigan, has been used in Japan to treat influenza, and last month, the drug was approved as an experimental treatment for COVID-19 infections, Pharmaceutical Technology reported. Live Science
  • UVA joins trial to test COVID-19 patients with antiviral drug WSET
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Fármaco antiviral
Definition:
Los antivirales son un tipo de fármaco usado para el tratamiento de infecciones producidas por virus.
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
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Summary of translations provided
4 +5Antivírico
Rebecca Breekveldt
4 +5Fármaco antiviral
Cecilia Gowar
5 +1antivírico
Ivana Fasano


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Antivírico


Definition from Real Academia Española:
Dicho de un medicamento, de una sustancia, de un procedimiento, etc. que se utilizan para combatir los virus.

Example sentence(s):
  • El uso de antivíricos y el riesgo de farmacorresistencia [...] Por otra parte, la OMS recomienda también que no se utilice un antivírico determinado cuando se sabe o se considera muy probable que el virus causal sea resistente a ese fármaco. - Organización Mundial de la Salud  
  • Grado de adherencia al tratamiento antivírico recomendado durante la pandemia y periodo pospandémico de gripe A (H1N1)pdm09 en 148 unidades de cuidados intensivos españolas - Science Direct  
  • Tratamiento antivírico para la hepatitis C crónica en pacientes con infección por VIH - Cochrane  

Explanation:
Es importante remarcar que hay una tendencia a traducir sustantivos con el sufijo '-al' en inglés a calcos en español. Por eso, muchos encontrarán la variante 'antiviral', y su uso si está aceptada.
Sin embargo, los profesionales de la salud tradicionalmente prefieren utilizar el termino 'antivírico' para referirse a los medicamentos que combaten los virus.


Para una explicación detallada del uso de 'antivírico' y 'antiviral':
http://www.rededitores.sld.cu/antiviral-o-antivirico
Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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Yes  Andrea Cerdán Cabrera (X)
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Yes  Maria Kisic
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Yes  Lorena Grancelli
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Yes  Juan Moreiras: La RAE admitió la forma *antiviral* en el 2001, pero sigue dando preferencia a la forma tradicional ‘antivírico’. Aunque, el Diccionario RANM y Fundeu están de acuerdo con el témino "viricida"
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Yes  Ainoa Ortiz García
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Fármaco antiviral


Definition from Wikipedia:
Los antivirales son un tipo de fármaco usado para el tratamiento de infecciones producidas por virus.

Example sentence(s):
  • En consecuencia, es preciso fortalecer la capacidad de la Unión de reaccionar ante un virus de la gripe, por ejemplo, con una red de laboratorios, mecanismos y recursos de salud pública. El principal elemento de una eficaz preparación es el pronto desarrollo y la producción cuantitativamente adecuada de vacunas y antivirales. - Parlamento Europeo  
  • Un fármaco antiviral está funcionando contra el coronavirus - ABC.es  
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Yes  María C Turri
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Yes  Chema Nieto Castañón
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Yes  MollyRose
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antivírico


Definition from Encyclopedia Britannica:
Antiviral drug, any agent that is used in the treatment of an infectious disease caused by a virus.

Example sentence(s):
  • Antivírico gripal (Influenza tipo A). Prevención y tratamiento de la gripe por virus influenza A - P.R. vademecum  
Ivana Fasano
Argentina
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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Yes  Conchita Monedero: Fármaco antivírico en España, antiviral en Latinoamérica.
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