Influenza C virus

Influenza C virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Insthoviricetes
Order: Articulavirales
Family: Orthomyxoviridae
Genus: Gammainfluenzavirus
Species:
Influenza C virus

Influenza C virus is the only species in the genus Gammainfluenzavirus, in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae, which like other influenza viruses, causes influenza.

Influenza C viruses are known to infect humans and pigs.[1]

Flu due to the Type C species is rare compared with Types B or A, but can be severe and can cause local epidemics. Type C has 7 RNA segments and encodes 9 proteins, while Types A and B have 8 RNA segments and encode at least 10 proteins.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Guo Y, Jin F, Wang P, Wang M, Zhu JM (1983). "Isolation of Influenza C Virus from Pigs and Experimental Infection of Pigs with Influenza C Virus". Journal of General Virology. 64: 177–182. doi:10.1099/0022-1317-64-1-177. PMID 6296296.