Virus
flaviviridae
Subclass of:
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
Definitions related to flaviviridae:
  • A family of enveloped viruses with a genome consisting of a single molecule of linear positive-sense single-stranded RNA. They infect molluscs, mammals, and birds and some are transmitted by arthropod vectors. The family includes the hepatitis C and hepatitis G viruses.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A family of RNA viruses, many of which cause disease in humans and domestic animals. There are three genera FLAVIVIRUS; PESTIVIRUS; and HEPACIVIRUS, as well as several unassigned species.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Family of RNA viruses, many of which cause disease in humans and domestic animals; there are three genera Flavivirus, Pestivirus, and Hepacivirus, as well as several unassigned species.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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