ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF THE PROTEIN SCYTOVIRIN AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

The present invention features methods of treating or preventing a viral infection in a subject, methods of inhibiting a virus in a biological sample, and methods of treating or preventing a viral infection caused by a virus in or on the skin or mucus membrane. The instant invention describes novel methods for treating viral infections, in particular infections caused by high mannose enveloped viruses, for example hepatitis C virus (HCV).