The type species of the genus VESIVIRUS infecting pigs. The resulting infection is an acute febrile disease which is clinically indistinguishable from FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Transmission is by contaminated food.

Annotation

infection in swine = VESICULAR EXANTHEMA OF SWINE; infection in other animals: coord IM with CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)

DUI

D017928 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027086

Previous indexing

Picornaviridae (1966-1978); Caliciviridae (1978-1993)

History note

1994; use CALICIVIRIDAE 1993; for SAN MIGUEL SEA LION VIRUSES use CALICIVIRIDAE 1994-2001

Public note

1994; see CALICIVIRIDAE 1993; for SAN MIGUEL SEA LION VIRUSES use CALICIVIRUS 1994-2001