METHODS OF ENTRAPPING, INACTIVATING, AND REMOVING VIRAL INFECTIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The present invention is directed to methods of preventing and treating respiratory tract viral infections by administering compositions to areas of the respiratory tract such as the nasal cavity, wherein the compositions provide for the encapsulation, inactivation, and/or removal of viruses and/or viral strains associated with the common cold and influenza. The methods of encapsulation, inactivation, and removal of cold and influenza viruses have been shown to create and maintain environments that are hostile to the viruses to result in effective prevention and treatment of cold and influenza-like symptoms.