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Descriptor English: Alphainfluenzavirus
Descriptor Spanish: Alphainfluenzavirus
Descriptor Alphainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s) Influenzavirus A
Scope note: Género de la familia ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE que causa gripe y otras enfermedades en el ser humano y en animales. Comprende muchas cepas y subtipos antigénicos de las proteínas integrales de membrana hemaglutinina (HEMAGLUTININA VIRAL) y NEURAMINIDASA. La especie tipo es el VIRUS DE LA GRIPE A.
Descriptor Portuguese: Alphainfluenzavirus
Descriptor French: Alphainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s): Influenzavirus A
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.968.405
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029521
Scope note: A genus in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE causing influenza and other diseases in humans and animals. It contains many strains as well as antigenic subtypes of the integral membrane proteins hemagglutinin (VIRAL HEMAGGLUTININS) and NEURAMINIDASE. The type species is INFLUENZA A VIRUS.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in animals other than birds; infection in birds = INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Registry Number: txid197911
Previous Indexing: Orthomyxoviridae (1997-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2024; see INFLUENZAVIRUS A 2002-2023
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35623
Unique ID: D029521
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2023/04/05
Alphainfluenzavirus - Preferred
Concept UI M0384834
Scope note A genus in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE causing influenza and other diseases in humans and animals. It contains many strains as well as antigenic subtypes of the integral membrane proteins hemagglutinin (VIRAL HEMAGGLUTININS) and NEURAMINIDASE. The type species is INFLUENZA A VIRUS.
Preferred term Alphainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s) Influenzavirus A



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