Parechovirus

Parechovirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Picornavirales
Family: Picornaviridae
Genus: Parechovirus
Species
  • Parechovirus A
  • Parechovirus B
  • Parechovirus C
  • Parechovirus D
  • Parechovirus E
  • Parechovirus F

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Parechovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Picornaviridae. Humans, ferrets, and various rodents serve as natural hosts.[1] The genus currently consists of six accepted species. Human parechoviruses may cause gastrointestinal or respiratory illness in infants, and they have been implicated in cases of myocarditis and encephalitis.[2]

  1. ^ "ICTV Master Species List 2018a v1". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Bissel, SJ; Auer, RN; Chiang, CH; Kofler, J; Murdoch, GH; Nix, WA; Painter, M; Richer, M; Sartelet, H; Wang, G; Wiley, CA (2015). "Human Parechovirus 3 Meningitis and Fatal Leukoencephalopathy". Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 74 (8): 767–777. doi:10.1097/NEN.0000000000000215. PMID 26115191.