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Orthomyxovirus vs Myxovirus - What's the difference?

orthomyxovirus | myxovirus | Derived terms |

Myxovirus is a derived term of orthomyxovirus.



As nouns the difference between orthomyxovirus and myxovirus

is that orthomyxovirus is any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes while myxovirus is any of a group of RNA viruses of Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.

orthomyxovirus

English

Noun

(orthomyxoviruses)
  • Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
  • :Swine influenza is an example of an orthomyxovirus .

    • See also

    *swine flu * ("orthomyxovirus" on Wikipedia)

    myxovirus

    English

    Noun

    (myxoviruses)
  • any of a group of RNA viruses of Orthomyxoviridae'' and ''Paramyxoviridae families

    • Derived terms

    *orthomyxovirus *paramyxovirus