Information About

Flaviviridae




'' Flavivirus ''

'' Pestivirus ''

'' Hepacivirus ''

The Flaviviridae are a family of Virus es that Infect Mammal s. They include the following genera:

''Flaviviridae'' have monopartite, linear, single-stranded RNA Genomes of positive polarity, 9.6 to 12.3- Kilobase in length. The 5'-termini of flaviviruses carry a Methylated Nucleotide cap, while other members of this family are uncapped and encode an internal ribosome entry site. Virus particles are enveloped and spherical, about 40-60 Nm in diameter.