Coltivirus
Sign in to saveColtivirus is a genus of viruses (belonging to the Spinareoviridae family) that infects vertebrates and invertebrates. It includes the causative agent of Colorado tick fever. Colorado tick fever virus can cause a fever, chills, headache, photophobia, myalgia, arthralgia, and lethargy. Children, in particular, may develop a hemorrhagic disease. Leukopenia with both lymphocytes and neutrophils is very common for Colorado tick fever virus. In either case, the infection can lead to encephalitis or meningitis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumDuplornaviricota
- ClassResentoviricetes
- OrderReovirales
- FamilyReoviridae
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Research
145 papers- Detection of novel coltivirus-related sequences in Haemaphysalis megaspinosa ticks collected from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2024
- Studies of coltivirus in China.Chinese medical journal · 2005
- First Genomic Evidence of California Hare Coltivirus from Natural Populations of Ixodes persulcatus Ticks in Northeast China.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Genomic Evaluation of the Genus Coltivirus Indicates Genetic Diversity among Colorado Tick Fever Virus Strains and Demarcation of a New Species.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Genus Coltivirus (family Reoviridae): genomic and morphologic characterization of Old World and New World viruses.Archives of virology · 2002
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Virology
- General description
- Taxonomy
- Other characteristics
- Morphology and physiology
- Genome and genomic organization
- Pathogenesis and viral reproduction
- Symptoms and diagnosis of Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)
- Epidemiology and control
- Treatment
- References
- External links
Coltivirus is a genus of viruses (belonging to the Spinareoviridae family) that infects vertebrates and invertebrates. It includes the causative agent of Colorado tick fever. Colorado tick fever virus can cause a fever, chills, headache, photophobia, myalgia, arthralgia, and lethargy. Children, in particular, may develop a hemorrhagic disease. Leukopenia with both lymphocytes and neutrophils is very common for Colorado tick fever virus. In either case, the infection can lead to encephalitis or meningitis.
==Virology== Coltivirus is a genus of viruses. Viruses are intracellular parasites that do not have the necessary means to reproduce on their own, so they have instead to hijack the machinery of a host cell. Only then can they synthesize their viral proteins and create progeny. There are two types of viruses, distinguished by their type of genetic material.
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