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Virus, Viral Infection, Viral Infectious Disorder, Viral Disease

  • See Also
  1. Viral Causes of Arthritis
  2. Viral Exanthem
  3. Viral Conjunctivitis
  4. Viral Encephalitis
  5. Viral Gastroenteritis
  6. Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  7. Viral Hepatitis
  8. Viral Meningitis
  9. Viral Myocarditis
  10. Viral Pericarditis
  11. Viral Pneumonia
  12. Bacteria
  13. Vector Borne Disease
  14. Parasitic Infection
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)