Flaviviruses

Curr Biol. 2016 Dec 19;26(24):R1258-R1260. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.029.

Abstract

What do Zika, Dengue and West Nile viruses have in common? All are members of a family of viruses called the Flaviviruses. Here, Sonja Best lays out the essentials of this group of significant human pathogens.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Flaviviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Flaviviridae Infections / pathology
  • Flaviviridae Infections / virology
  • Flavivirus / genetics*
  • Flavivirus / physiology*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Viral Proteins