Viruses are tiny infectious agents, cause infectious diseases like common cold, flu & ward and severe illness like AIDS, smallpox, Ebola etc. Herbal medicines and purified natural products provide a rich resource for novel antiviral drug development. There are some herbs, which have antiviral properties and can be used in moderation when you are under the weather. It inhibits the growth of the virus, boosts immunity and fights the foreign pathogen. Viral infection is a proliferation of a harmful virus inside the body. Viruses cannot reproduce without the assistance of a host. The main way to control and treat viral diseases is by vaccinating. We aimed to evaluate various treatments being practised against different virus infection. A search strategy was employed using keywords to search the literature in online databases. Articles related to virus treatment, resistance of viruses and vaccines are included. Findings shows , virus plays a major role in increased human mortality rate and believed these efforts will play a significant role in controlling the wide spread of virus.