influenza C virus
E1249835
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Influenza C virus is a type of influenza virus that primarily infects humans (and some animals), typically causing mild respiratory illness and lacking the neuraminidase protein found in other influenza types.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| influenza C virus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17092917 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: influenza C virus Context triple: [influenza virus neuraminidase, foundInTaxon, influenza C virus]
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A.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common contagious virus that primarily infects the respiratory tract, especially in infants and older adults, and is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide.
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C.
Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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D.
influenza virus neuraminidase
Influenza virus neuraminidase is a surface enzyme on influenza viruses that enables the release and spread of new viral particles from infected cells and is a key target of antiviral drugs.
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E.
vesicular stomatitis virus
Vesicular stomatitis virus is an enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus of the Rhabdoviridae family that primarily infects livestock and is widely used as a viral vector in vaccine development and virology research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: influenza C virus Target entity description: Influenza C virus is a type of influenza virus that primarily infects humans (and some animals), typically causing mild respiratory illness and lacking the neuraminidase protein found in other influenza types.
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A.
John Cunningham virus
John Cunningham virus is a human polyomavirus that typically remains latent but can cause the severe demyelinating brain disease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised individuals.
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B.
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common contagious virus that primarily infects the respiratory tract, especially in infants and older adults, and is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide.
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C.
Mastadenovirus
Mastadenovirus is a genus of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses in the Adenoviridae family that infect mammals, including humans, and are associated with a range of respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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D.
influenza virus neuraminidase
Influenza virus neuraminidase is a surface enzyme on influenza viruses that enables the release and spread of new viral particles from infected cells and is a key target of antiviral drugs.
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E.
vesicular stomatitis virus
Vesicular stomatitis virus is an enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus of the Rhabdoviridae family that primarily infects livestock and is widely used as a viral vector in vaccine development and virology research.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.