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Antifungals & Antivirals: Where They Strike

Bacteria are easy to poison — they're built differently than we are. Fungi are eukaryotes like us, and viruses hide inside our own cells, so these drugs have far fewer safe targets — and that narrow margin is exactly why their toxicities matter. Switch between the two panels and tap a target to see what the drug blocks, and what you monitor.

The fungal cell

Tap a target on the diagram — or pick from the list.
Two very different problemschoose a panel, then tap a target