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Classification of Major groups of viruses
RNA viruses and DNA viruses that cause human diseases
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
08/02/2010

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Term

Family:

 

Picornaviridae

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and associated infection
Definition
  1. (+) sense RNA virus
  2. Enterovirus - Polio
  3. Rhinovirus - Common Cold
  4. Hepatovirus - Hepatitis A

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Family:

 

Togaviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (+) sense RNA virus
  2. Rubella Virus - Rubella (German measles)
  3. Equine encephalitis virus - Equine encephalitis

 

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Family:

 

Flaviviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (+) sense RNA virus
  2. Flavivirus - Yellow fever
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Family:

 

Retroviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (+) sense RNA virus
  2. HTLV-I - Adult leukemia, tumors
  3. HIV - AIDS
Term

Family:

 

Paramyxoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (-) sense RNA virus
  2. Morbillivirus - Measles
Term

Family:

 

Rhabdoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (-) sense RNA virus
  2. Lyssavirus - Rabies
Term

Family:

 

Orthomyxoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (-) sense RNA virus
  2. Influenzavirus - Influenza A and B
Term

Family:

 

Filoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (-) sense RNA virus
  2. Filovirus - Marburg, Ebola
Term

Family:

 

Bunyaviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. (-) sense RNA virus
  2. Hantavirus - Respiratory distress, hemorrhagic fevers
Term

Family:

Reoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded RNA virus
  2. Rotavirus - Respiratory and gastrointestinal infections
Term

Family:

Adenoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded DNA virus
  2. Human adenoviruses - Respiratory infections

 

Term

Family:

Herpesviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded DNA viruses
  2. Simplexvirus - Oral and genital herpes
  3. Varicellovirus - Chickenpox, shingles
Term

Family:

Poxviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded DNA viruses
  2. Orthopoxvirus - Smallpox, cowpox
Term

Family:

Papovaviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded DNA viruses
  2. Human papilloma-viruses - Warts, cervical and penile cancers

 

Term

Family:

Hepadnaviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Double-stranded DNA virus
  2. Hepatitis B virus - Hepatitis B
Term

Family:

Parvoviridae

 

  1. sense; type of virus
  2. example (Genus or Species) and infection or disease associated with it
Definition
  1. Single-stranded DNA viruses
  2. B19 - Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) in children
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