what is coxsackie virus?
coxsackie virus is a member of the picornaviridae family of viruses in the genus termed enterovirus. coxsackie viruses are subtype members of enterovirus that have a single strand of ribonucleic acid (rna) for its genetic material. the enteroviruses are also referred to as picornaviruses (pico means "small " so "small rna viruses"). coxsackie virus was first isolated from human feces in the town of coxsackie new york in 1948 by g. dalldorf. coxsackie virus is also written as coxsackievirus.