Topic summary
Coxsackie B virus
Coxsackie B is a group of six serotypes of coxsackievirus (CVB1-CVB6), a pathogenicenterovirus, that trigger illnesses ranging from a mild febrile rash to full-fledged pericarditis and myocarditis (coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy).
The genome of the Coxsackie B virus consists of approximately 7,400 base pairs.