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Descriptor English: Betainfluenzavirus
Descriptor Spanish: Betainfluenzavirus
Descriptor Betainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s) Influenzavirus B
Scope note: Género de la familia ORTHOMYXOVIRUS que causa la GRIPE HUMANA y otras enfermedades, principalmente en el ser humano. En contraste con el VIRUS DE LA GRIPE A, no se han identificado subtipos ANTIGÉNICOS diferenciados de hemaglutinina (HEMAGLUTININA VIRAL) y de NEURAMINIDASA. La especie tipo es el VIRUS DE LA GRIPE B.
Descriptor Portuguese: Betainfluenzavirus
Descriptor French: Betainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s): Influenzavirus B
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.968.407
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029524
Scope note: A genus of the family ORTHOMYXOVIRUS causing HUMAN INFLUENZA and other diseases primarily in humans. In contrast to INFLUENZAVIRUS A, no distinct antigenic subtypes of hemagglutinin (VIRAL HEMAGGLUTININ) and NEURAMINIDASE are recognized. The type species is INFLUENZA B VIRUS.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in animals; INFLUENZA B 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: txid197912
Previous Indexing: Orthomyxoviridae (1997-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see INFLUENZAVIRUS B 2002-2023
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35624
Unique ID: D029524
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
Betainfluenzavirus - Preferred
Concept UI M0384841
Scope note A genus of the family ORTHOMYXOVIRUS causing HUMAN INFLUENZA and other diseases primarily in humans. In contrast to INFLUENZAVIRUS A, no distinct antigenic subtypes of hemagglutinin (VIRAL HEMAGGLUTININ) and NEURAMINIDASE are recognized. The type species is INFLUENZA B VIRUS.
Preferred term Betainfluenzavirus
Entry term(s) Influenzavirus B



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