Flaviviridae
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{{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
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