is it possible to treat viruses with drugs?

Question: is it possible to treat viruses with drugs?
- Keywords:
  drug,
  virus
Asked by abdb266 to Kamal, George, Charles, Beatrice on 26 Jan 2017.
- George Githinji answered on 26 Jan 2017:
  
  You mean use drugs to treat diseases caused by viruses? Yes. Certain drugs are known to slow or curtain the growth of viruses. But most viruses are also very good at gaining resistance to these drugs.