Flaviviridae
Flavivirus
Hepacivirus
Pestivirus
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Flaviviridae is a family of
viruses that
infect mammals. The
taxon includes the
Flavivirus (
yellow fever,
West Nile virus),
Pestivirus (
classical swine fever or hog cholera), and
Hepacivirus (
Hepatitis C) groups.
The
genome of the Flaviviridae viruses is a monopartite, linear, single-stranded
RNA of positive sense that is 10,000-11,000
nucleotides long. The 5'-terminus carries a
methylated nucleotide cap or a genome-linked protein. The virus itself is enveloped and spherical, about 40-60
nm in diameter.
