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Picornaviridae

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Picornaviridae [pē‚kȯr·nə′vir·ə‚dī]
(virology)
A viral family made up of the small (18-30 nanometers) ether-sensitive viruses that lack an envelope and have a Togaviridae genome, contains the generaEnterovirus(human polio),Cardiovirus(mengo),Rhinovirus(common cold), andAphtovirus(foot-and-mouth disease).

Picornaviridae

A viral family made up of the small (18–30 nanometer) ether-sensitive viruses that lack an envelope and have a ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome. The name is derived from “pico” meaning very small, and RNA for the nucleic acid type. Picornaviruses of human origin include the following subgroups: enteroviruses (polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses) and rhinoviruses. There are also picornaviruses of lower animals (for example, bovine foot-and-mouth disease, a rhinovirus). See Animal virus, Coxsackievirus, Poliomyelitis, Rhinovirus



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Complete nucleotide sequence and genetic organization of Aichi virus, a distinct member of the Picornaviridae associated with acute gastroenteritis in humans.
Coxsackie virus (also written as coxsackievirus) is a member of the Picornaviridae family of viruses in the genus termed Enterovirus.
The human parechovirus (HPeV) species are small, nonenveloped RNA viruses that belong to the highly diversified family Picornaviridae (1).
 
 
 
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