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enterovirus

In medicine, one of a family of small polyhedral RNA-containing viruses that enter the body through the gut and are able to penetrate the central nervous system. They include the polio virus; Coxsackie viruses that cause diseases such as herpangina and epidemic myalgia; and ECHO viruses that cause aseptic meningitis.



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But more research is needed to see which of the 100 strains of enterovirus should be targeted.
Enterovirus 71, or EV71, causes Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (or HFMD) among children.
Coxsackie viruses are subtype members of Enterovirus that have a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA) for its genetic material.
 
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