Classification of Viruses
DNA Viruses
Double-stranded DNA
1. Pavovirus:
- Papilloma virus: Human
warts
- JC virus: progressive
multifocal
leucoencephalopathy,
PML
2. Adneovirus:>30 serotypes;
10% of viral respiratory
disease. 7% of viral meningitis
3. Human herpes viruses:
4. Pox viruses
5. Hepatitis B
Human herpesvirus 1
Human herpesvirus 2
Human herpesvirus 3
Human herpesvirus 4
Human herpesvirus 5
Human herpesvirus 6
Human herpesvirus 7
Human herpesvirus 8
RNA viruses
Single-stranded DNA Double-stranded RNA +ve single-stranded RNA -ve single-stranded RNA Retroviruses
1. Erythrovirus Reovirus: 1. Picornavirus 0. Orthomyxovirus 1. Human immunodeficiency
(=parvovirus) Eg rotavirus (p390), infantile GE 2. Coronavirus 1. Paramyxovirus virus
3. Togavirus 2. Arenavirus 2. Human T-lymphotropic
3. Rhabdovirus virus (HTLV-I, HTLV-II)
4. Bunyavirus
herpes simplex virus, type 1. See: herpes simplex.
herpes simplex virus, type 2. See: herpes simplex.
Syn: varicella-zoster virus: a herpesvirus, morphologically identical to herpes simplex virus, that causes varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster in man; varicella
results from a primary infection with the virus; herpes zoster results from secondary invasion by the same virus or by reactivation of infection which in many instances
has been latent for many years. Syn: human herpesvirus 3, Varicellovirus, chickenpox virus, herpes zoster virus.
Syn: Epstein-Barr virus.
a highly species-specific herpesvirus (Cytomegalovirus) with particular affinity for the salivary gland tissue. Syn: salivary virus, salivary gland virus.
a human herpesvirus that was found in certain lymphoproliferative disorders, replicates in a number of different types of leukocytes, and is associated with the
childhood disease roseola (exanthema subitum).
virus found in association with human T lymphocytes and is shed in the saliva of most adults; however, a causal relationship to any known disease has not been
determined.
a linear double-stranded DNA virus that induces Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in immunodeficient persons