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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bassel Almarie M.D.[2]
Overview
Influenza infection is caused by the influenza virus that belong to the family Orthomyxoviridae. Three types of influenza virus have been reported to cause clinical illness in humans: types A, B, and C. Influenza virus can be found in humans, as well as in poultry, pigs, and bats.
Taxonomy
- The scientific name of the virus is respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV)
- Other names include human orthopneumovirus or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Member of the Pneumoviridae family and Orthopneumovirus genus.
- Enveloped, negative sense, single stranded RNA virus[1].
- Main subtypes are A and B. Most evidence suggests no difference in disease severity between both subtypes[2].
- Lineage: Viruses > Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Negarnaviricota > Haploviricotina > Monjiviricetes > Mononegavirales (negative-sense genome single-stranded RNA viruses) > Pneumoviridae > Orthopneumovirus
- Natural hosts for hRSV are humans and chimpanzees[3].
- Transmission directly through large droplets via nasal or oral secretions or indirectly through contact with contaminated surfaces.
References
- ↑ Rey-Jurado E, Kalergis AM (2017). "Immunological Features of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Caused Pneumonia-Implications for Vaccine Design". Int J Mol Sci. 18 (3). doi:10.3390/ijms18030556. PMC 5372572. PMID 28273842.
- ↑ Devincenzo JP (2004). "Natural infection of infants with respiratory syncytial virus subgroups A and B: a study of frequency, disease severity, and viral load". Pediatr Res. 56 (6): 914–7. doi:10.1203/01.PDR.0000145255.86117.6A. PMID 15470202.
- ↑ "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - ScienceDirect".