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[Question] What is the mechanism that acyclovir uses to confuse viruses? [Answer] 
The structure of acyclovir is very similar tothe structure of guanine. The viruswill use the drug instead of guanine to make nucleotides. The triphospahate from acyclovir can't incorporated into DNA. Viral replications stop.
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