Rhabdoviridae

Rhabdoviridae is a family of negative-strand RNA viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Vertebrates (including mammals), invertebrates, plants, fungi, and protozoans serve as natural hosts. Diseases associated with member viruses include rabies encephalitis caused by the rabies virus, and flu-like symptoms in humans caused by vesiculoviruses. The name is derived from Ancient Greekrhabdos, meaning rod, referring to the shape of the viral particles. The family has 64 genera, most of which are assigned to four subfamilies.