Effect of Enzymes on Viruses
•The Effects of Plant Form Protease’s on Viruses
•Alpha-2-macroglobulin Function: Enzyme Support of Immune System
•Virus Symptoms: Cycling Patterns
•Other Possible Viral 'Die-off' Effects or Side-effects
•My Experience with Purify
•Reye's syndrome caution
•Research
•Descriptions of Specific Viruses
•Antivirals and Yeast Increase
•Lysine and Viruses
•Olive Leaf Extract and Viruses
see Results of Two Studies with Enzymes and Viruses
see MCT, Lauricidin, and Monolaurin
see Antiviral/antimicrobial Components in Dairy
see Enzymes and Warts
Effect of Enzymes on Viruses
This link gives a nice basic description of viruses and how they work (the discussion continues over several pages, with pictures):
How Stuff Works: Virus
sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/ aboutviruses.html
Viruses are not technically living things. They are particles made of proteins and DNA or RNA. When talking about viruses, you will see virus treatments referring to viral deactivation, virus inactivation, virus control, and virus suppression as well as 'killing a virus'. All refer to trying to get rid of or stop the harmful spread and effects of virus infection. A reference to virus 'die-off' means what happens while trying to get rid of a virus problem. But this is not in the same literally meaning as bacteria or yeast die-off.
Digestive enzymes have excellent history in the treatment of viral diseases. Viruses may enter the body by a variety of paths. An invading virus should be subdued and immobilized by the immune system, lying dormant and harmless in the body. In the gut, certain agents of the immune system in the mucosa lining usually conquer any viruses. However, if the intestinal mucosa is damaged or is deficient this can leave an opening for a virus to be reactivated, get out of control and become industrious in the gut, even spreading to other parts of the body. The same doorway results from having a weakened immune system