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Because we live in a capitalistic society. This is not a bad thing, it just means that it is more profitable to treat said virus, rather than pump billions of dollars into finding a cure.
Example A: Drug companies pump billions into finding a cure for the common cold virus. A cure-all is eventually found and everyone gets vaccinated. No more colds. Not only have they spent a bunch of money finding the cure, but they make little money back as everyone needs only one vaccine. Tons of money has been lost in the process.
Example B: Drug companies shift funding to treating the cold virus symptoms. This requires less money and less resources than trying to find an actual cure. The result is all of the over the counter medicines you see at gas stations, grocery stores, etc. Since there is no vaccine, we get the cold virus over and over again throughout the course of our lives. This means they can sell us these medicines over and over again and it is profitable.
To find these cures, everyone has to be willing to waste tons of money finding them. The common cold, HIV/AIDS and other viruses haven't been cured yet and that is a testament to how difficult the task is. If we could get every doctor, scientist, geneticist, pharmacist, and whoever else works with finding cures, all working together, focused on one task at a time, with unlimited funding, we could easily cure all of these viruses and diseases we face today.
Money makes the world go round and whoever says otherwise hasn't accepted that.
-Kuato
They can't cure them because of the way they evolve, it has little to do with money...bacterial infections have cures because they don't evolve the way viruses do, if what you're saying is true, wouldn't it be more profitable to have done the same thing with bacterial medicines?
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Economic importance of all types of virus?
Viruses have positive and negative economic importance. On the negative side, viruses cause loss of productivity as well as loss of plants and animals. On the positive side, viruses have been engineered to destroy pests which attack crops. Viruses which attack bacteria have also been used to protect plants and animals from disease.
How do you cure pellagra?
Pellagra can be cured by taking nicotinamide. The nicotinamide can be found in pill form and will reverse the condition of pellagra.
What are the economic importance of viruses generally?
Some uses of viruses.Nuclear polyhedrosis viruses used as an pesticide in fields for the improvement of crops. 2.Bacteriophage T4 and LAMADA used to sell by companies of biology for performing experiments in laboratories
On evony can you sell your items that you have?
No you cant
How can suppliers affect company's productivity?
they cant
Are viruses able to be cured?
No
What are the negatives to aids?
It cant be cured
What type of viruses can be cured by the immune system?
Every single one
Can burgers disease be cured?
If you smoke, stop.
Is amox tr k clv used for stomach viruses?
No. Stomach viruses can't be cured with antibiotics. Talk to your health care provider for advice.
Bacteria and viruses are destroyed by?
Using bactericides and when it is possible by heating.
What are some of the mental illness that can be cured?
Usually mental illness cant be cured completely. but can be helped. it depends on how bad it is and on the person
Can you cure a virus?
yes, viruses can be cured.they can be cured by sticking agrain of salt inside a cut
How do diseases caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses react to antibiotics?
Disease caused by viruses cannot be cured by antibiotics. Antibiotics ONLY work on bacteria.
The tiniest and toughest pathogens are?
Viruses, they cant be killed. Only neutralised and made inactive. Thats why we suffer from colds again and again, they're viruses
Which is easier to cure viruses or bacteria?
actually, curing bacteria is easier than viruses because they can be treated by antibiotics while viruses cant and its result of viruses don't have stable and similar morph
What are the websites without viruses?
We cant assure any website that ot doesnt have virus because all website can get viruses
