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Non-Polio enterovirus infections causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujaya Chattopadhyay, M.D.[2]

Overview

Overview

Non-polio enterovirus infections are caused by a genus of positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses associated with several human and mammalian diseases. Enteroviruses are made of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. This group includes the coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses. Non-polio enteroviruses are very common. They are second only to the “common coldviruses, the rhinoviruses, as the most common viral infectious agents in humans.

Causes[1]

Causes[1]

  • A6
  • A10
  • A16

Numbered enteroviruses

  • A71
  • B types
  • A9
  • A21
  • A24

Numbered enteroviruses

  • D68
  • D70
References

References

  1. Baggen J, Thibaut HJ, Strating JRPM, van Kuppeveld FJM (2018). “The life cycle of non-polio enteroviruses and how to target it”. Nat Rev Microbiol. 16 (6): 368–381. doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0005-4. PMID 29626210.


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