Virus

Aka: Virus, Viral Infection, Viral Infectious Disorder, Viral Disease

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II. Definitions

  1. Virus
    1. Microscopic infectious agents, invisible by light microscopy, with 2 components
      1. Nuclear material (RNA or DNA)
      2. Glycoprotein envelope (nucleocapsid) surrounds the nuclear material
    2. Viruses cannot reproduce without infecting other organisms
      1. Viral DNA or RNA is expressed by the infected host machinary

III. Type: DNA Viruses

  1. Single Stranded
    1. Parvoviridae (Human Parvovirus B19)
  2. Double Stranded
    1. Hepadnavirus (Hepatitis B)
    2. Papovavirus (JC Virus)
    3. Adenovirus (Human Adenovirus)
    4. Herpesvirus (Herpes Simplex Virus)
    5. Poxvirus (Smallpox)

IV. Type: RNA Viruses

  1. Single Stranded
    1. Message Sense
      1. Picornavirus (Polio Virus, EnteroVirus, Hepatitis A Virus)
      2. Calicivirus (Norwalk Virus)
      3. Togavirus (Rubella Virus)
      4. Flaviviridae
        1. Flavivirus (Yellow Fever virus, West Nile Virus, Dengue virus)
        2. Hepacivirus (Hepatitis C Virus)
      5. Coronavirus (Coronavirus)
      6. Retrovirus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1)
    2. Anti-Message Sense
      1. Rhabdovirus (Rabies Virus)
      2. Filovirus (Marburg Virus)
      3. Paramyxovirus (Measles Virus)
      4. Orthomyxovirus (Influenza Virus)
      5. Bunyavirus (California Encephalitis Virus)
      6. Arenavirus (Lassa Fever)
  2. Double Stranded
    1. Reovirus (Rotavirus)

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