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Viruses
RNA and DNA Viruses
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
03/04/2013

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Term
Picornaviridae
Definition
Polio and Rhino

-RNA
-naked, isometric
Term
Caliciviridae
Definition
Norwalk virus and gastroenteritis

-RNA
-naked, isometric
Term
Togaviridae
Definition
Encephalitis, Rubella, Arbovirus, West Nile

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Flaviviridae
Definition
Yellow Fever and Dengue

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Coronaviridae
Definition
Colds and Respiratory tract infections
*Coxsacksie, Hepatitis A

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Rhabdoviridae
Definition
Rabies

-RNA
-Bullet shaped, lipid enveloped
Term
Filoviridae
Definition
Ebola and Marburg

-RNA
-long filamentous, lipid enveloped
Term
Paramyxoviridae
Definition
Mumps and parainfluenza

-RNA
-lipid enveloped

Mumps can lead to sterility
Term
Orthomyxoviridae
Definition
Influenza

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Bunyaviridae
Definition
Hanta (through rodents)

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Arenaviridae
Definition
Lassa

-RNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Reoviridae
Definition
Diarrhea (rotavirus), Measles

-RNA
-naked virion
Term
Retroviridae
Definition
HIV

-RNA
-icosahedral
-lipid enveloped
Term
Hepadnaviridae
Definition
Hepatitis B

-DNA
-lipid enveloped
Term
Parvoviridae
Definition
Gastroenteritis

-DNA
-naked
Term
Papovaviridae
Definition
Human papillomaviruses (gential and oral cancers)
*genital wars

-DNA
-naked
Term
Adenoviridae
Definition
Can cause tumors

-DNA
-naked
Term
Herpesviridae
Definition
Herpes simplex

-DNA
-enveloped with surface projections
Term
Poxiviridae
Definition
Smallpox

-DNA
-large brick shaped, enveloped
Term
Describe the following Herpesviridae

1. HSV 1
2. HSV 2
3. CMV
4. EBV
5. Vericella Zoster
Definition
1. cold sores
2. genital herpes
3. eye infection
4. mono
5. chicken pox and then shingles
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