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Classes of Animal Viruses
a set of common virus classes that infect animals
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/13/2009

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Term
Adenovirus
Definition

dsDNA

no envelope

Causes respiratory diseases and tumors

Term
Papovirus
Definition

dsDNA

no envelope

Papillomarvirus (warts, cervical cancer); Polyomarvirus (tumors)

 

Term
Herpesvirus
Definition

dsDNA

envelope

herpes simplex I and II (cold sores, genital sores); varicella zoster (shingles, chicken pox); Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis, Burkitt's lymphoma)

Term
Poxvirus
Definition

dsDNA

envelope

Smallpox virus; cowpox virus

Term
Parvovirus
Definition

ssDNA

no envelope

B19 parvovirus (mild rash)

Term
Reovirus
Definition

dsRNA

no envelope

Rotavirus (diarrhea); Colorado Tick Fever Virus

Term
Picornavirus
Definition

ssRNA

no envelope

Rhinovirus (common cold); polioviruse, hepatitis A virus; and other enteric (intestinal) viruses

Term
Coronavirus
Definition

ssRNA

envelope

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Term
Flavivirus
Definition

ssRNA

envelope

Yellow fever virus; West Nile Virus; hepatitis C virus

Term
Togavirus
Definition

ssRNA

envelope

Rubella virus; equine encephalitis viruses

Term
Filovirus
Definition

ssRNA (template for mRNA)

envelope

Ebola virus (hemorrhagic fever)

Term
Orthomyxovirus
Definition

ssRNA (template for mRNA)

envelope

influenza virus

Term
Paramyxovirus
Definition

ssRNA (template for mRNA)

envelope

measles virus; mumps virus

Term
Rhabdovirus
Definition

ssRNA (template for mRNA)

envelope

rabies virus

Term
Retrovirus
Definition

ssRNA (template for DNA synthesis)

envelope

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS); RNA tumor viruses (leukemia)

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