Picornaviridae love

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within group IV of the kingdom Virus — the small RNA viruses.

Etymologies

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New Latin picornavirus +‎ -viridae

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Examples

  • I'm an Enterovirus from the family Picornaviridae.

    poliovirus Emma Lurie 2009

  • I'm an Enterovirus from the family Picornaviridae.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Emma Lurie 2009

  • A prominent family of viruses within the large group of viruses that are found in the intestinal tract are the Picornaviridae.

    Chapter 2 1998

  • Now now GP … most cases of the common cold (close to half) are caused by RNA viruses belonging to the Picornaviridae family … more specifically, the subcategory of rhinoviruses.

    unknown title 2009

  • ST-669 is SIGA's lead broad-spectrum antiviral candidate compound for viruses in the Poxviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Arenaviridae, Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, Retroviridae, and Picornaviridae families.

    News 2009

  • The polio virus (PV) part of the Enterovirus genus of the Picornaviridae family is an RNA virus that is usually transmitted by the faecal-oral route and has probably been circulating for more than 3000 years.

    AMBL 2008

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