Knowledge of picornaviruses is therefore of great importance both to health and economy. (sciencedaily.com)
The viruses that cause FMD (members of a diverse family of small RNA viruses called picornaviruses) are not all that deadly; they can cause fatal cardiac arrest in young animals, but most adult animals recover. (sciencemag.org)
Clearance of a persistent picornavirus infection is associated with enhanced pro-apoptotic and cellular immune responses. (abcam.com)