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SFTS virus

infectious agent
Also known as: SFTSV
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  • severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
    / Cause and transmission

    SFTS is caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), a type of RNA bunyavirus classified in the family Phenuiviridae. Although SFTSV is similar to other human hemorrhagic viruses in that it infects immune cells, it is unique for its tendency to attack B cells, as opposed to more common targets, such…

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    SFTS is caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV), a type of RNA bunyavirus classified in the family Phenuiviridae. Although SFTSV is similar to other human hemorrhagic viruses in that it infects immune cells, it is unique for its tendency to attack B cells, as opposed to more common targets, such…

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