Flavivirus

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Flavivirus
Virus classification
Group:Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family:Flaviviridae
Genus:Flavivirus
Species

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Flavivirus (also Japanese Encephalitis Antigenic Complex) is a genus of the family Flaviviridae. This complex includes the West Nile virus and several other viruses which cause encephalitis.

Flavivirus share a common size (40-60 nanometres), symmetry (enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid), nucleic acid (positive-sense, single stranded RNA approximately 10,000-11,000 bases), and appearance in the electron microscope.

Species



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