Flavivirus

See also: flavivirus

Translingual

Yellow fever virus

Etymology

From Latin flāvus (“golden yellow, reddish yellow”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Flavivirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Flaviviridae – RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, which cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.

Hypernyms

• (family): Riboviria - realm; Orthornavirae - kingdom; Kitrinoviricota - phylum; Flasuviricetes - class; Amarillovirales - order; Flaviviridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Yellow fever virus - type species; Apoi virus, Aroa virus, Bagaza virus, Banzi virus, Bouboui virus, Bukalasa bat virus, Cacipacore virus, Carey Island virus, Cowbone Ridge virus, Dakar bat virus, Dengue virus, Edge Hill virus, Entebbe bat virus, Gadgets Gully virus, Ilheus virus, Israel turkey meningoencephalomyelitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Jugra virus, Jutiapa virus, Kadam virus, Kedougou virus, Kokobera virus, Koutango virus, Kyasanur Forest disease virus, Langat virus, Louping ill virus, Meaban virus, Modoc virus, Montana myotis leucoencphalitis virus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Ntaya virus, Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, Phnom Penh bat virus, Powassan virus, Rio Bravo virus, Royal Farm virus, Saboya virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Sal Vieja virus, San Perlita virus, Saumarez Reef virus, Sepik virus, Tembusu virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Tyuleniy virus, Uganda S virus, Usutu virus, Wesselsbron virus, West Nile virus, Yaounde virus, Yokose virus, Zika virus - other species

References

• Flavivirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Flavivirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Flavivirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Flavivirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses