viral classification

  1. Human papilloma virus (HPV)
    • class: papillomaviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • no envelope

    warts, benign tumors, cancers
  2. Herpes simplex virus (1&2)
    (HSV)
    • class: herpesviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    herpes
  3. varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
    • class: herpesviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    chicken pox, shingles (herpes zoster)
  4. cytomegalovirus (CMV)
    • class: herpesviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    pneumonia, blindness, CMV mononucleosis
  5. Hepatovirus 
    • class: piconaviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense
    • polyhedral
    • no envelope

    hepatits A (HVA)
  6. West Nile Virus (WNV)
    • class: flaviviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    encephalitis/meningitis
  7. Hepacivirus
    • class: flaviviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    hepatitis C (HVC)
  8. Pneumovirus
    • class: paramyxoviridae
    • ssRNA (-) sense
    • helical
    • envelope

    respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  9. Influenza Virus 
    (A, B, C)
    • class: orthomyxoviridae
    • ssRNA (-) sense
    • helical
    • envelope

    flu
  10. Lentivirus
    • class: retroviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense RT
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS)
  11. Hepatitis virus B (HVB)
    • class: hepadnavirus
    • dsDNA & ssDNA RT
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    hepatitis B
  12. class: papillomaviridae
    human papilloma virus (HPV)
  13. class: herpesviridae
    • herpes simplex virus (HSV)
    • varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
    • cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  14. class: piconaviridae
    hepatovirus (HVA)
  15. class: flaviviridae
    • west nile virus (WNV)
    • hepacivirus (HVC)
  16. class: paromyxoviridae
    pneumovirus
  17. class: orthomyxoviridae
    influenza virus A, B, C
  18. class: retroviridae
    lentivirus
  19. class: hepadnavirus
    hepatitis virus B (HVB)
  20. papillomaviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • no envelope

    human papilloma virus (HPV)
  21. herpesviridae
    • dsDNA
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    • herpes simplex virus (HSV)
    • varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
    • cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  22. piconaviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense
    • polyhedral
    • no envelope

    hepatovirus (HVA)
  23. flaviviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    • west nile virus (WNV)
    • hepacivirus (HVC)
  24. paramyxoviridae
    • ssRNA (-) sense
    • helical
    • envelope

    pneumovirus
  25. orthomyxoviridae
    • ssRNA (-) sense
    • helical
    • envelope

    influenza virus A, B, C
  26. retroviridae
    • ssRNA (+) sense RT
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    lentivirus
  27. hepadnavirus
    • dsDNA & ssDNA RT
    • polyhedral
    • envelope

    hepatitis virus B (HVB)
  28. viruses
    • acellular
    • no nucleus
    • DNA or RNA
    • ~linear
    • not motile
Author
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Card Set
viral classification
Description
IBHS exam 2 - microbes: viruses
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