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Influenzavirus

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In·flu·en·za·vi·rus (nfl-nz-vrs)
n.
A genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family, including the viruses that cause influenza A and B; each type has a stable nucleoprotein group antigen common to all strains of the type, but distinct from that of the other type.
Influenzavirus
[in′flo̅o̅·en′zävi′rus]
former genus name for the viruses that cause influenza, now found to be two different genera, which are named Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus B.


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