Flaviviridae
| Flaviviridae | |
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| Zika virus virion structure and genome | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
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| Order: | |
| Family: | Flaviviridae |
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Flaviviridae, commonly flavivirus, flaviviral, and flaviviruses,[1] is a family of enveloped positive-strand RNA viruses which mainly infect mammals and birds.[2] They are primarily spread through arthropod vectors (mainly ticks and mosquitoes).[3] The family gets its name from the yellow fever virus; flavus is Latin for "yellow", and yellow fever in turn was named because of its propensity to cause jaundice in victims.[4] There are 89 species in the family divided among four genera.[3] Diseases associated with the group include: hepatitis (hepaciviruses), hemorrhagic syndromes, fatal mucosal disease (pestiviruses), hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, and the birth defect microcephaly (flaviviruses).[5]
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