Flaviviridae 76222 182624174 2008-01-06T23:24:49Z G716 697736 fix infobox and cat {{Taxobox | name = ''Flavivirdiae'' | virus_group = iv | familia = '''''Flaviviridae''''' | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = ''[[Flavivirus]]''<br> ''[[Pestivirus]]''<br> ''[[Hepacivirus]]'' }} The '''''Flaviviridae''''' are a family of [[virus]]es that are primarily spread through arthropod vectors (mainly ticks and mosquitoes). They include the following genera: *Genus ''[[Flavivirus]]'' (type species ''[[Yellow fever]] virus'', others include ''[[West Nile virus]]'' and ''[[Dengue Fever]]'')—contains 67 identified human and animal viruses *Genus ''[[Hepacivirus]]'' (type species ''[[Hepatitis C virus]]'', the single member) *Genus ''[[Pestivirus]]'' (type species ''[[Bovine virus diarrhea]]'', others include [[classical swine fever]] or hog cholera)—contains viruses infecting non-human mammals ''Flaviviridae'' have monopartite, linear, single-stranded [[RNA]] [[genomes]] of positive polarity, 9.6- to 12.3-[[kilobase]] in length. The 5'-termini of flaviviruses carry a [[methylation|methylated]] [[nucleotide]] cap, while other members of this family are uncapped and encode an internal ribosome entry site. Virus particles are enveloped and spherical, about 40-60 [[nanometer|nm]] in diameter. Major diseases caused by the ''Flaviviridae'' family include: * [[Dengue fever]] * [[Japanese encephalitis]] * [[Kyasanur Forest disease]] * [[Murray Valley encephalitis]] * [[St. Louis encephalitis]] * [[Tick-borne encephalitis]] * [[West Nile encephalitis]] * [[Yellow fever]] * [[Hepatitis C]] Virus Infection {{virus-stub}} [[Category:Flaviviruses| ]] [[Category:Viruses]] [[de:Flaviviridae]] [[es:Flaviviridae]] [[fr:Flaviviridae]] [[ja:フラビウイルス科]] [[zh:黃病毒科]]