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MeSH Heading: Alphainfluenzavirus
Tree Number(s): B04.820.480.968.405
Unique ID: D029521
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029521
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in animals other than birds; infection in birds = INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS is also available
Scope Note: A genus in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE causing influenza and other diseases in humans and animals. It contains many strains as well as antigenic subtypes of the integral membrane proteins hemagglutinin (VIRAL HEMAGGLUTININS) and NEURAMINIDASE. The type species is INFLUENZA A VIRUS.
Entry Term(s): Influenzavirus A
Previous Indexing: Orthomyxoviridae (1997-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2024; see INFLUENZAVIRUS A 2002-2023
History Note: 2002
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Alphainfluenzavirus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025