Treating viral and bacterial diseases with statins: Statin-based anti-infective therapy: Lovastatin (trade name: Mevacor), a medication used in the treatment of lowering cholesterol, inhibits Hepatitis-B/C, Dengue, Zika, Ebola, HIV-1, Mtb, Malaria, CMV, Influenza H1NI1,  respiratory syncytial,  Sindbis, and SFV viruses by increasing the Levels of the Antiviral Proteins IFITM3, & Interferon-stimulated gene 15, 30/March/2018,  11.41 pm