Parechovirus
Sign in to saveParechovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Picornaviridae. Humans, ferrets, and various rodents serve as natural hosts. The genus contains six species. Human parechoviruses may cause gastrointestinal or respiratory illness in infants, and they have been implicated in cases of myocarditis and encephalitis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPisuviricota
- ClassPisoniviricetes
- OrderPicornavirales
- FamilyPicornaviridae
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Research
998 papers- Parechovirus: neglected for too long?Journal of virology · 2025
- Parechovirus A Circulation and Testing Capacities in Europe, 2015-2021.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024
- Parechovirus A Pathogenesis and the Enigma of Genotype A-3.Viruses · 2019
- Human parechovirus meningitis in children: state of the art.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023
- Pediatric parechovirus infections.Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology · 2014
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Structure
- Life cycle
- Clinical information
- History
- References
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Parechovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Picornaviridae. Humans, ferrets, and various rodents serve as natural hosts. The genus contains six species. Human parechoviruses may cause gastrointestinal or respiratory illness in infants, and they have been implicated in cases of myocarditis and encephalitis.
== Taxonomy == Eighteen types of human parechovirus have been identified: human parechovirus 1 (HPeV1, formerly echovirus 22), human parechovirus 2 (formerly echovirus 23), and HPeV3 to HPeV18. A total of 15 genotypes are currently recognised.
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