Virus
coxsackieviruses B
Definitions related to coxsackieviruses b:
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(coxsackie b virus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the Human Enterovirus B species and subtype Coxsackie B virus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(coxsackie b virus) A species of non-enveloped, spherical viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Picornaviridae family and Enterovirus genus. The genome is composed of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Coxsackie B viruses are found in humans and cause aseptic meningitis, Bornholm disease, arrhythmias and heart failure via fecal-oral contamination.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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One of the two groups of coxsackieviruses. They contain several serotypes and are associated with epidemic pleurodynia (PLEURODYNIA, EPIDEMIC;) (B1, B3), myocarditis and endocarditis (B3, B1), respiratory disorders (B3, B5), and kidney, pancreas, and liver disorders.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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