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MeSH Heading: Picornaviridae
Tree Number(s): B04.820.578.688.005
Unique ID: D010849
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010849
Annotation: infection = PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A family of small RNA viruses comprising some important pathogens of humans and animals. Transmission usually occurs mechanically. There are nine genera: APHTHOVIRUS; CARDIOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ERBOVIRUS; HEPATOVIRUS; KOBUVIRUS; PARECHOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; and TESCHOVIRUS.
Entry Term(s): Avihepatovirus; Pasivirus; Picornaviruses; Rosavirus; Sapelovirus; Senecavirus; Sicinivirus; Tremovirus
Registry Numbers: txid12058; txid586425; txid686982; txid691955; txid1511782; txid1511804; txid1755587; txid689759
NLM Classification #: QW 168.5.P4
Public MeSH Note: 1981; was PICORNAVIRUSES 1975-80, was PICORNAVIRUS 1964-1974
Online Note: use PICORNAVIRIDAE to search PICORNAVIRUSES 1975-80 & PICORNAVIRUS 1966-74
History Note: 1981; was PICORNAVIRUSES 1975-1980, was PICORNAVIRUS 1964-1974
Date Introduced: 1964/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Picornaviridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026