Coxsackievirus A16: Difference between revisions
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==Etiology/Bacteriology== | |||
===Taxonomy=== | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage | ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage | ||
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| Family = [[Picornaviridae]] | | Family = [[Picornaviridae]] | ||
| Genus = [[Enterovirus]] | | Genus = [[Enterovirus]] | ||
| species = [[Enterovirus A]]<br>{|'''NCBI: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=31704&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Taxonomy]'''|} | | species = [[Enterovirus A]]<br> {|'''NCBI: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=31704&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Taxonomy] Genome: <font size="2">[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/31851 Genome]</font>'''|} | ||
===Description=== | |||
Coxsackievirus belongs in the Picornaviridae family that includes polioviruses and non-polioviruses. The Coxsackievirus is a non-poliovirus. Coxsackieviruses have two groups, group A and group B. Group A includes Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16), which is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in children under the age of 10. CA16 is a small, non-enveloped, icosahedral particle with a single positive-stranded genomic RNA. Some symptoms that might occur are fevers, rashes on hands and feet, and blister like sores in the mouth. The symptoms last around a week, and then disappear. CA16 is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, or oral-oral route. Although there are HFMD cases around the world, Asia currently has the most outbreaks. CA16 causes a mild and, sometimes, asymptomatic version of HFMD. Serious cases lead to meningitis, conjunctivitis, myocarditis, and pericarditis. | |||
Revision as of 23:03, 27 July 2015
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage
| Order = Picornavirales
| Family = Picornaviridae
| Genus = Enterovirus
| species = Enterovirus A
{|NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Genome|}
Description
Coxsackievirus belongs in the Picornaviridae family that includes polioviruses and non-polioviruses. The Coxsackievirus is a non-poliovirus. Coxsackieviruses have two groups, group A and group B. Group A includes Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16), which is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in children under the age of 10. CA16 is a small, non-enveloped, icosahedral particle with a single positive-stranded genomic RNA. Some symptoms that might occur are fevers, rashes on hands and feet, and blister like sores in the mouth. The symptoms last around a week, and then disappear. CA16 is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, or oral-oral route. Although there are HFMD cases around the world, Asia currently has the most outbreaks. CA16 causes a mild and, sometimes, asymptomatic version of HFMD. Serious cases lead to meningitis, conjunctivitis, myocarditis, and pericarditis.
