NUCLEOSIDES FOR TREATMENT OF INFECTION BY CORONA VIRUSES, TOGA VIRUSES AND PICORNA VIRUSES

摘要

This invention is in the area of methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating a host, especially a human, infected with a coronavirus, togavirus or picornavirus, comprising administering to that host an effective amount of a compound described herein or its salt, ester or prodrug. The compound can be administered alone or in combination with another optionally substituted pentofuranonucleoside or in combination with another anti-coronavirus, anti-togavirus and/or anti-picornavirus agent.