Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype

Preferred Label : Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype;

MeSH definition : A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS that is highly virulent in poultry and wild birds, but shows varying degrees of pathogenicity in mice. The H5N8 virus subtype has a polybasic amino acid motif at the HA cleavage site which explains its pathogenicity in birds, and expresses surface proteins HEMAGGLUTININ 5 and NEURAMINIDASE 8 which are typical of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses.;

MeSH synonym : H5N8 Virus; H5N8 Viruses; Virus, H5N8; H5N8 subtype; H5N8 subtypes; subtype, H5N8;

CISMeF synonym : Viruses, H5N8;

MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate with INFLUENZA, HUMAN in humans, or INFLUENZA IN BIRDS in birds, or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS in other animals;

UNII : txid232441;

Details

Origin ID

D000071225;

UMLS CUI

C3872571;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]

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