II. Pathophysiology
- Flaviviridae are transmitted by arthropods (Group B Arbovirus, ticks or Mosquitos)
- Flaviviridae are enveloped, Icosahedral single stranded RNA Viruses
- Flaviviridae are Message Sense RNA Viruses (Positive Stranded, +ssRNA)
- Message sense RNA (+ssRNA) are identical to Messenger RNA (mRNA)
- Like mRNA, +ssRNA may be immediately translated by host ribosomes into Protein
III. Types: Genus Flavivirus
- See Vector-Borne Infection
- Tick borne Flaviviruses
- Tick-borne Encephalitis virus
- Powassan Virus
- Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever virus
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Mosquito borne Flaviviruses
- Yellow Fever
- Dengue
- West Nile Virus Encephalitis
- Zika Virus
- Japanese Encephalitis Virus
- St. Louis Encephalitis virus
- Second most common Viral Encephalitis in the U.S.
IV. Prevention
V. Resources
- Flavivirus (wikipedia)
VI. References
- Gladwin, Trattler and Mahan (2014) Clinical Microbiology, Medmaster, Fl, p. 298-9