ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Picornaviridae

TLDR

Picornaviridae are small, non‑enveloped RNA viruses with genomes of 6.7–10.1 kb, comprising over 30 genera and 75 species that infect mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and can cause a range of diseases from CNS to respiratory infections, primarily spreading via fecal‑oral or respiratory routes. This report summarizes the ICTV taxonomy of Picornaviridae and is available at www.ictv.global/report/picornaviridae.

Abstract

The family Picornaviridae comprises small non-enveloped viruses with RNA genomes of 6.7 to 10.1 kb, and contains >30 genera and >75 species. Most of the known picornaviruses infect mammals and birds, but some have also been detected in reptiles, amphibians and fish. Many picornaviruses are important human and veterinary pathogens and may cause diseases of the central nervous system, heart, liver, skin, gastrointestinal tract or upper respiratory tract. Most picornaviruses are transmitted by the faecal-oral or respiratory routes. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the taxonomy of the Picornaviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/picornaviridae.