Enterovirus C
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| TEM micrograph of poliovirus virions. Scale bar, 50 nm. | |
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| Group: | Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
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| Species: | Enterovirus C
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Enterovirus C is a species of enterovirus. Its best known subtype is poliovirus, the cause of poliomyelitis.[1] There are three serotypes of poliovirus, PV1, PV2, and PV3. Other subtypes of Enterovirus C include EV-C95, EV-C96, EV-C99, EV-C102, EV-C104, EV-C105, EV-C109, EV-C116, EV-C117, and EV-C118. Several of these can cause the polio-like condition AFP (acute flaccid paralysis).
References
- ^ "ICTV 2009 Master Species List Version 10". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. August 2011.
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