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Influenzavirus C

Orthomyxoviridae

Group:	Group V ((-)ssRNA)
Family:	Orthomyxoviridae

Genera

Influenzavirus A
Influenzavirus B
Influenzavirus C
Isavirus
Thogotovirus

Influenzavirus C is a genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae, which includes those viruses which cause influenza. The only species in this genus is called "Influenza C virus".

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Influenza C viruses are known to infect humans and pigs, giving them influenza.

Flu due to the type C species is rare compared to types A or B, but can be severe and can cause local epidemics.

Sources

Isolation of influenza virus C from influenza cases in 1999/2000 season - Saitama

v • d • e Influenza
Influenza	Research - Vaccine - Avian influenza - Treatment - Genome sequencing - Season
Influenza viruses	Orthomyxoviridae - Influenza A - Influenza B - Influenza C
Subtypes of Influenza A virus	H1N1 - H1N2 - H2N2 - H3N1 - H3N2 - H3N8 - H5N1 - H5N2 - H5N3 - H5N8 - H5N9 - H7N1 - H7N2 - H7N3 - H7N4 - H7N7 - H9N2 - H10N7
H5N1	Genetic structure - Transmission and infection - Global spread - Clinical Trials - Human mortality
Antiviral drugs	Arbidol - adamantane derivatives (Amantadine, Rimantadine) - neuraminidase inhibitors (Oseltamivir, Peramivir, Zanamivir) Experimental (Peramivir)
Influenza vaccines	FluMist - Fluzone
Influenza pandemics	Asian Flu - Hong Kong Flu - Spanish flu - Fujian flu - Pandemic Severity Index
Influenza in non-human mammals	Canine influenza - Equine influenza - Swine flu