Foot and mounth disease virus

• Classification : Picornaviridae – Aphtoviridae – 7serotypes (with many subtypes each)

• Characteristics: acid labile, 25-30nm, 8.5kb, polyC tract in 5'UTR

• Receptors: heparan sulfate, ®v¯3

• Pathogenesis : foot and mounth disease

• Host : cloven footed animals

• Anti-viral stuff : vaccination