influenza B virus

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:affects adults
children
elderly
gptkbp:antigenicDrift yes
gptkbp:antigenicLineages gptkb:B/Victoria
gptkb:B/Yamagata
gptkbp:antigenicShift no
gptkbp:antiviralTreatment gptkb:baloxavir_marboxil
gptkb:oseltamivir
gptkb:zanamivir
peramivir
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 2
gptkbp:cause influenza
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Francis_Jr.
gptkbp:diseaseSeverity mild to moderate
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Orthomyxoviridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1940
gptkbp:genomeSize ~14,648 nucleotides
gptkbp:genomeType negative-sense single-stranded RNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Influenza_virus_B
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:human
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label influenza B virus
gptkbp:infects humans
seals
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith lower than influenza A virus
gptkbp:notableDifferenceFromA no animal reservoir except seals
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:hemagglutinin
neuraminidase
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks seasonal epidemics
gptkbp:notPandemic true
gptkbp:numberOfGenomeSegments 8
gptkbp:order gptkb:Articulavirales
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern significant
gptkbp:range narrow
gptkbp:reassortment possible within B viruses
gptkbp:relatedTo influenza
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:reservoirName humans
gptkbp:season winter
gptkbp:segmentedGenome true
gptkbp:structure spherical or filamentous
gptkbp:subspecies none
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmissionRoute respiratory droplets
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable true
gptkbp:vaccineComponent trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines
gptkbp:WHOClassification gptkb:Type_B_influenza_virus
gptkbp:zoonotic low
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:influenza
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4