LP14240-3
Influenza virus B
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Description
Influenza virus from the family Orthomyxoviridae are enveloped negative-strand RNA viruses with segmented genomes containing seven to eight gene segments. Of the five genera in the family, only influenza A virus (IAV), influenza B and C viruses are medically relevant to humans. Influenza A and B viruses have a similar structure whereby these viruses each contain eight discrete single-stranded RNA gene segments, each encoding at least one protein. While having a close phylogenetic relationship, influenza virus types A and B manifest very differently. While IAV infects birds, humans and other mammals, influenza B only infects humans and seals. Although both viruses cause human respiratory infection seasonally in temperate climate regions and more continually in the tropics, influenza B is normally less prevalent and causes less severe disease than IAV viruses. Research is ongoing to determine the evolutionary and epidemiological factors that shape the genetic diversity of influenza B virus. PMID: 25812763 [CDC:flu/about/viruses/types] Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Influenza virus B
- Part Display Name
- Influenza virus B
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- FLUBV
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 流感病毒 B 型 Synonyms: B 型流感; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Virus de l'influenza B |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | B-gripi viirus |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Virus Influenza B |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Influenza B, virus Synonyms: Virus dell''influenza B |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | İnfluenza virüsü B |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Грипп вирус В |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Influenzavirus B |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Virus de l'influenza B Synonyms: FLU B virus |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Influenza virus B |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Influenza wirus B Synonyms: Wirus grypy typu B |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ιός γρίπης B Synonyms: Ιός γρίπης B |
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