Systems and methods for treating patients with diseases associated with viruses

A method for treating blood clots in a patient, the method comprising:

• positioning a contact surface of a device in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient;
• applying, via the device, when the contact surface is in contact with the outer skin surface of the patient, an electrical impulse transcutaneously, via the contact surface, through the outer skin surface of the patient to a vagus nerve of the patient;
• and
• wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to reduce a level of blood clotting in the patient.

A method of treating a patient exhibiting symptoms associated with a virus, the method comprising:

• positioning a contact surface of a device in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient;
• applying, via the device, when the contact surface is in contact with the outer skin surface of the patient, an electrical impulse transcutaneously, via the contact surface, through the outer skin surface of the patient to a vagus nerve of the patient according to a treatment paradigm;
• and
• wherein the treatment paradigm is based at least in part on an application of the electrical impulse as a single dose from about 30 seconds to about 5 minutes,
• wherein the treatment paradigm further includes administering about 2 to about 5 single doses per day for a plurality of days.