Other names for Infection (viral)

Viral illness
Viral invasion
Viral syndrome
Viral disease

Synopsis of Infection (viral)

A viral infection is caused by the invasion of the body by a virus—a microscopic infectious agent that hijacks host cells to replicate. Viruses can infect any tissue or organ, and symptoms vary widely based on the virus type, entry point, and host immune response. Some viral infections are acute and self-limiting, while others can become chronic or latent, reactivating later.

Common viral infections include:

• Respiratory: cold, influenza, COVID-19, RSV

• Gastrointestinal: norovirus, rotavirus

• Systemic: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), HIV, cytomegalovirus (CMV)

• Skin: herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster (chickenpox, shingles), molluscum contagiosum

• Hepatic: hepatitis A, B, and C

Common symptoms include:

• Fever and chills

• Fatigue

• Body aches

• Sore throat or cough

• Congestion or runny nose

• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

• Skin rashes or blisters (in some viral conditions)

Unlike bacterial infections, viruses do not respond to antibiotics. Most viral illnesses rely on supportive care and the body’s immune response for recovery. Some viruses have vaccines or antiviral treatments available (e.g., influenza, hepatitis, herpes).

When to see a doctor:
Seek care if a viral infection causes high fever, difficulty breathing, rash, dehydration, or if symptoms last more than 10 days. Medical evaluation is also critical in young children, elderly adults, and immunocompromised individuals.

Natural remedies for Infection (viral)

Rest and Hydration: Helps conserve energy and flush toxins.

Use Humidifiers or Steam: Loosens congestion in respiratory infections.

Consume Light, Nutrient-Rich Foods: Such as soups, fruits, and vegetables to support immunity.

Isolate to Prevent Spread: Viruses are often highly contagious.

Strengthen the Immune System: Manage stress, sleep well, and stay warm.

Ingredients

These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to treat Infection (viral)

2'-Fucosyllactose
Ajoene
alpha-pinene
arabinogalactan
barberry
myrobalan
berberine
Beta-Glucan
betel
bisabolol
black cumin
burdock
caprylic acid
cassia bark
cat's claw
chlorophyll
Coptis chinensis
turmeric
curcumin
cuspidatum root
diallyl disulfide (DADS)
echinacea purpurea
elderberry
exo-peptidase
ginger
goldenseal
heartwood
immunoglobin G
iodine
honeysuckle
L12-myoviridae
lactobacillus paracasei
lactoferrin
lactoperoxidase
lauric acid
licorice root
mangosteen
marshmallow
monolaurin
peptidase (DPPIV)
protease
purified silver
reishi mushroom
selenium
spirulina
sweet wormwood
T4D-myoviridae
turkey tail mushroom
vitamin A
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin D3
Wasabi
xylitol
yeast
zinc
bentonite
sarsaparilla
yellow root
boneset
malabar nut
pistacia integerrima gall
swertia
pau d'arco
yerba santa
broomrape
oriental arborvitae
eucalyptus
polyporus
fungal enzymes blend (proprietary)
Abies spectabilis
sorbic acid
denatured alcohol
geranium
1,2-di-galloyl-4,6hexahydroxydiphenoyl-D-glucose
10-Hydroxy-2-Decanoic Acid
10-Hydroxy-2-Decanoic Acid
15,16-Dihydrotanshinone I
25-d-spirosta-3, 5-diene
2-Fucosyllactose
3-Phenyllactic Acid
3-Isomangostin
7-Hydroxyfrullanolide
7-Methylrosmanol
Aster tataricus
Agaricus mushroom
Alaria
Agarikon Mushroom
Apple Cider Vinegar
Agarikon
Abies alba
Alpha Glucans
Azomonas agilis
Azotobacter paspali
Agastache
Arisaema erubescens
Artemisia Herba-Alba
Acetylated alpha glucan
Adhumulone
Alpha-Humulene
Amethoflavone
Almond mushroom
Ambergris
Agave
Anamu
Arthrobacter luteus
Alchornea
Asarum heterotropoides
American Elder
Alpha-glycans
Ammonium glycyrrhizinate
Artepillin-C
Artesunate
Activated Charcoal
AHCC
Aucubin
Andrographis paniculata
Andrographolide
Asian Bayberry
Arisaema cum bile
Agaricus blazei
Aspergillus
Acetogenin
Agave (mixed)
Allium (unspecified)
Alpinia (unspecified)
Appleblossom Cassia
Asam gelugor
Activated Charcoal
Aucubin
Annatto
Acerola
Alkoxyglycerols
Aureobasidium pullulans
Andrographis
Alsonia scholaris
Azotobacter chroococcum
African Basil
Aloe
Ajoene
Alkylglycerol (unspecified)
Allyl Mercaptan
Allyl Sulfide
Alpha-pinene
Acemannan
Alpha Glucans
Agaricus blazei
Aspergillus terreus
Allyl isothiocyanate
Alkylglycerols
Arabinogalactans
Alliin
Acidophilus
Amylase (mixed amylase)
Arabinogalactan
Arthrobacter globiformis
Allium tuberosum
Aloe macroclada
Amor seco
Aniseed myrtle
Asarum sieboldii
Ash (unspecified)
Atlantic Cedar
Alantolactone
Androstenetriol
Artepillin C
Aspergillus melleus
Bee Propolis
Barberry
Bitter Almond
Bauhinia purpurea
Baker's Yeast
Bionectria
Babchi
Bai Ji
Baphicacanthus cusia
Betulinic acid
Beta-Glucans
Beta microglobulin
Blepharis
Batavia cinnamon
Blackbrush
Bitter Melon
Balsam Poplar
Baccharis dracunculifolia
Billygoat plum
Brazilian peppertree
Blue-Green Algae
Beta-lapachone
Bisabolol
Borate
Bauhinia
Backhousia citriodora
Bicarbonate (mixed)
Boronic acid analogues
Benzoin siam
Broomrape
Bifidobacterium animalis
Black Seed Oil
Bionectria ochroleuca
Bifidobacteria (unspecified)
Boneset
Birch polypore
Bacillus Coagulans
Black Walnut
Bruteridine
Beta Glucans
Bacillus
benzyl isothiocyanate
Baicalin
Beta Glucanase
Blue Green Algae
Bassia scoparia
Blue-Green Alage
Belamcanda
Cubebs
Clinoptilolite
Copaiba balsam
Colloidal Silver
Coriolus mushroom
Coleus
Carvacrol
Caprylic Acid
Cinquefoil
Colostrum peptides
Cassia Cinnamon
Cymbidium goeringii
calcium Octanoate
Commiphora gileadensis
Casticin
Citral
Chinese Mountain Ant
Cape gooseberry
Cassia (unspecified)
Centipeda
Chinese Tinospora
Cinnamomum burmanii
Cistus
Candida cylindracea
Campsiandra angustifolia
coconut oil
Chymotrypsin
Calamus
Coin-leaf desmodium
Cosmos
Chlorophyllin
Coriolus Mushroom
Ceylon Spinach
Celastrus
Copaiba Oil
Colostrum protein
Dye Indigo
Dragon's Blood (unspecified)
Dehydroabietic acid
Dog Rose
Desmodium gangeticum
Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract
Debaryomyces hansenii
Decaglycerol monolaurate
Dianthrone
Deoxyandrographolides
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
Dodeca-2E, 4E, 8Z, 10Z/Etetraenoic Acid Isobutylamide
European Elder
Echinacea (unspecified)
Echinacea tennesseensis
Echinacea (various)
Echinacea
Echinacoside
Echinacosides
Eleuthero
Echinacea pallida
Echinodorus
European elderberry constituents (unspecified)
Echinacea purpurea
Elderberry (unspecified)
Echinacea (mixed)
Elemi
Euphorbia pekinensis
elderberry
Esein
Eugenol
Fucoidan
Formic Acid
Flueggea suffruticosa
Furazan
Fulvic Acid
Frankinsense
formylmethionine
Fernbush
Farnesol
Flavoglycosides
Furans
Fruit Blend
Glycomacropeptides
Glucose Oxidase
Geraniol
Garlic pear
Glucoside
Glucan peptides
Grandiphenol
Glyceryl caprylate caprate
Globulins
Glyceryl monolaurate
Graviola
Galangin
Gallesia
Gluconic acid
Glycine-alanyl-l-tryptophan
Glycolipids
Glucanase
Geranium
Glycerol monolaureate
Ginkgolic acid
Golden Shower Tree
Glucuronic acid
hydrastine
Honeybush (unspecified)
Horseradish
Hypericin
Hedyotis diffusa
Hygrophila
Himalayan Fir
Houttuynia
Hydrocolloid
Hydroxyquinoline
Hendecasaccharides
Hyperimmune milk peptides
Hyphomycetes
Humic acid
Hairy Fig
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulins
Isoalantolactone
Isothiocyanates
Ivy
immunoglobulin
Japanese Horseradish
Java Brucea
Kachnar
Kochia
Kombucha Tea
Knotweed
Kamala
Kluyveromyces marxianus
Knotgrass
Kefiran
Lentinan
Lomatium
Lactococcus rhamnosus
Lichen
Lichen Oil
Lactobacillus leichmannii
Lilyturf
Lapachol
Lupulone
Lactoperoxidase
Lauric acid
Limonene
Lactic Acid
Lactobacillus fermentum
Lactic Acid
Lauric acid
Lysozyme
Lactobacillus crispatus
Lactobacillus mixed)
Loblolly pine
Lactoglobulin
Lomatium dissectum
Lymph
Lactalbumin
Lactoperoxidase
Liverwort
Lactoferrin
Labdanum
Larch arabinogalactan
Mangosteen
Mountain horopito
Myristicin
Mannan
Marsh Tea
Mimosa pudica
Myrosinase
Maitake Mushroom
Milk
Monolaurin
Magnolia biondii
Magroside
Mannans
Marshmallow
Matapalo Tree
Mangostin
Malabar Nut Tree Leaf Extract
Mahonia
Microtea debilis
Milkweed
Mondo Grass
Mangostanol
Mannans
Mayapple
Magnesium peroxide
N-Acetylmuramic Acid
N-acetylneuraminic acid
Naphthoquinones
N-Acetyl Galactosamine
Natural flavor(s)
Night-Blooming Cereus
Naphthoquinone (unspecified)
Oroxylum
Orsa salt
Oldenlandia
Orchid tree (unspecified)
Phellodendron
Piperine
Purslane
Premna
proteinase inhibitor
Pau d'Arco
Palmyra
Phragmites
Prebiotic (unspecified)
Polysaccharides
Polylysine
Pimpinella (unspecified)
Polypodium (unspecified)
Phlorotannins
Piperin
Protease Inhibitors
Pink Root
Pelargonium
Piper retrofractum
Pentatropis capensis
Pentacyclic Oxindole Alkaloids
Parasol Mushroom
Potassium chlorite
Phellodendron Bark
Peroxidase
Peptidoglycan
Probiotic (unspecified)
Phyllanthus fraternus
Perperine
Potassium borate
Polyporus
Potassium metabisulfite
Quebracho
Quinone
Quillaja
Rutacaerpine
rhizopus oryzae
Ruthenium
Rhabdosia rubescens
Rubia yunnanensis
Rosa laevigata
Ravinsara
Spotted Geranium
Silkmoth
Sodium chloride
Spiked Ginger Lily
Senna occidentalis
Sodium metabisulfite
Shikonin
Sulfolipids
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
Schizophyllum commune
Sulfolipid (unspecified)
Siphoviridae
Sanguisorba
Sesquiterpenic Acid
Saccharomyces cerevisiae peptides
Shiitake Mushroom Protein
Sambucus nigra
Saigon cinnamon
Salt (Himalayan)
Schizophyllum
Streptococcus (mixed)
Streptococcus (unspecified)
Sinigrin
Saccharomyces unisporus
Shiitake
Sodium caprylate
Streptococcus Thermophilus
Shiitake
Sulfur dioxide
Sandalwood
Sheep Sorrel (herb powder)
Simaruba
Sulfated polysaccharide
Sclerotium
Silver
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sorbic acid
Saccharomyces
Star Anise
Shikimic Acid
Sorbic Acid
Sambucus Nigra (unspecified)
Saponins (unspecified)
Saccharomyces boulardii
Shiitake Mushroom
Salt (unspecified)
Sargassum
Split Gills Fungus
Smoketree
Sulfur compounds (unspecified)
Sodium chlorite
Thyme
Tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids
Tannins
Terpinen-4-ol
Trigalloyl glucose
Tyrosinase
Thuja
Thymol Iodide
Tonka Bean
Thiosulfanate
Trichoderma
Thymus polypeptide
Thymol
Tara
Trichoderma viride
Thymic peptides
Tannin
Tinospora Cordifolia
Tea Tree
Trametes
Tellurium
Trachea
Thiosulfinate
Trichoderma longibrachiatum
Teri Pod
Tylophorine
Usnea
Vitamin A (vitamin A cetate)
Vitamin A (retinol)
Vitamin A (retinyl not specified)
Vitamin C (not specified)
Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate)
Vitamin A (mixed)
Vitamin A (unspecified)
Verbascoside
Viscum coloratum
Vasicinone
Xanthorrhizol
Xylitol
Xanthoparmelia
Yerba Santa
Yogurt
Yeast
Zinc Ascorbate
Zinc osporotate
Zingerone