Vitamin D proven to be antiviral - for many viruses,
no proof yet for Zika (too new)
Some VitaminDWiki references are inserted in the following Wikipedia table
| Virus Family | Examples (common names) | Capsid naked/env. | Capsid Symmetry | Nucleic acid type | Group |
| Flaviviridae | Dengue virus, hepatitis C virus, yellow fever virus, Zika virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus | Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Reoviridae | Reovirus, rotavirus VitaminDWiki strongly associated | Naked | Icosahedral | ds | 3 |
| Picornaviridae | Enterovirus, rhinovirus, hepatovirus, cardiovirus, aphthovirus, poliovirus, parechovirus, erbovirus, kobuvirus, teschovirus, coxsackie see below | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Caliciviridae | Norwalk virus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Togaviridae | Rubella virus, alphavirus | Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Arenaviridae | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | Enveloped | Complex | ss(-) | 5 |
| Orthomyxoviridae | Influenzavirus A, influenzavirus B, influenzavirus C, isavirus, thogotovirus VitaminDWiki Overview Influenza and vitamin D | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Paramyxoviridae | Measles virus, mumps virus, respiratory syncytial virus, Rinderpest virus, canine distemper virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Bunyaviridae | California encephalitis virus, hantavirus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Rhabdoviridae | Rabies virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Filoviridae | Ebola virus, Marburg virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Coronaviridae | Corona virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss | 4 |
| Astroviridae | Astrovirus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Bornaviridae | Borna disease virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Arteriviridae | Arterivirus, equine arteritis virus | Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Hepeviridae | Hepatitis E virus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
83 health problems prevented or treated by Vitamin D
Here are the ones which are viral
| Health Problem | Treat Prevent | Reduction by Vit D click for details | RCT = Random Controlled Trial * = link to additional RCT CT = Clinical Trial | ||
| Influenza (virus and bacteria) | P | 90 % | RCT *, 2000 IU Vitamin D Hammer | ||
| TB (bacteria) | P | 60 % | RCT, 800 IU | ||
| Respiratory Tract Infection (virus and bacteria) | P | 63 % | RCT, 4000 IU 1 year 2nd RCT: 2000/800 IU 3rd RCT 20,000 IU weekly | ||
| Hepatitis-C virus | T | Enhanced conventional drugs | RCT 2.000 IU | ||
- Virus category listing has
1448 items along with related searches - Overview Colds and flu and Vitamin D
- Vitamin D can inhibit enveloped virus (e.g. Corona, Herpes, Bird Flu, Epstein, Hepatitis, RSV, etc.) – March 2011
- Immune response to respiratory viruses – vitamin D connection – review May 2015
- Bacterial vaginosis reduced 10 times by 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT June 2015
- Overview HIV and vitamin D
- Severe malaria 9 percent less likely with each extra 1 nanogram of vitamin D – 2014
- Many Infectious diseases (virus) treated and prevented by Vitamin D – review July 2009
- Hepatitis B clinical event was 2X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2014
- Respiratory Virus risk reduced 35 percent by Vitamin D (14,000 IU weekly) – RCT Oct 2018
- Infections infographic contains the following (nothing about Vitamin D)
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