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Viruses
Learning families of viruses.
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Medical
Graduate
08/04/2009

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Term
hepadnavirus
Definition
partially dsDNA, enveloped, icosahedral, circular.

e.g. Hep B
Term
herpesvirus
Definition
dsDNA, enveloped, icosahedral, linear.

e.g. HSV, VZV, EBV, CMV, HHV6, HHV8
Term
poxvirus
Definition
dsDNA, enveloped, complex, linear.

e.g. variola, vaccinia, molluscum conagiosum
Term
papovavirus
Definition
dsDNA, naked, iscosahedral, circular.

e.g. HPV, Polyoma, JCV, BKV
Term
adenovirus
Definition
dsDNA, naked, icosahedral, linear.

e.g. adenovirus
Term
parvovirus
Definition
ssDNA, naked, icosahedral, linear.

e.g. B-19
Term
reovirus
Definition
segmented dsRNA, naked, icosahedral, linear.

e.g. rotavirus, Colorado tick fever
Term
flavivirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, enveloped, icosahedral.

e.g. HCV, HGV, west nile, dengue, yellow fever
Term
togavirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, enveloped, icosahedral.

e.g. rubella, alphaviruses (EEE,WEE)
Term
retrovirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, enveloped, icosahedral. (NOTE: replicates in nucleus)

e.g. HIV, HTLV, sarcoma
Term
coronavirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, enveloped, helical.

e.g. coronavirus
Term
calcivirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, naked, icosahedral.

e.g. norwalk, sapovirus, HEV
Term
picornavirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, naked, icosahedral.

e.g. poliovirus, enterovirus, echovirus, CoxA and B
Term
astrovirus
Definition
ssRNA, positive sense, naked, icosahedral.

e.g. astrovirus
Term
paramyxovirus
Definition
ssRNA, negative sense, enveloped, helical.

e.g. mumps, measules, RSV, parainfluenza
Term
filovirus
Definition
ssRNA, negative sense, enveloped, helical.

e.g. marburg, ebola
Term
orthomyxovirus
Definition
ssRNA, negative sense, enveloped, helical. (NOTE: replicates in nucleus)

e.g. influenza A and B
Term
rhabdovirus
Definition
ssRNA, negative sense, enveloped, bullet.

e.g. rabies, vesicular stomatitis
Term
arenavirus
Definition
segmented ssRNA, ambisense, enveloped, helical.

e.g. LCV, lassa fever
Term
bunyavirus
Definition
segmented ssRNA, negative sense, enveloped, helical.

e.g. hantavirus, CCHF, California encephalitis
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