viruses organisms

Genus-Orthopoxvirus

Family-Poxviridae

Smallpox viruses

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Causes lesions and scaring over body

Genus-Simplexvirus

Family-Herpesviridae

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Causes herpisimplex 1(H1) and herpisimplex 2(H2)

H1-neck up not sexually transmitted, from same spoon (cold sores)

H2-Sexually transmitted from waist down

Genus-Varicellovirus

Family-Herpesviridae

Chicken pox

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Genus-Lymphocryptovirus

Family-Herpesviridae

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Causes epsteinbar, mononucleosis, B. Lymphoma

Most common mono, respiratory infection persistent infection

Genus-Cytomegalovirus

Family-Herpesviridae

No symptoms, risk of birth defects

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

genus-Roseolovirus

Family-Herpesviridae

Roseola-red patches over skin

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Genus-Herpesvirus kaposi’s sarcoma

Family-Herpesviridae

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Herpies simplex 8(HHV 8)

Herpies virus found in people who have AIDS, or HIV causes kaposi sarcoma virus

Genus-Hepadnavirus

Family-Hepadnaviridae

Double stranded DNA, enveloped viruses

Hepatitis B virus, uses reverse transcriptase

Double stranded DNA, none enveloped viruses

Easy to treat

Genus-Papillomavirus

Family-Papillomaviridase

Human wart virus, leads to cervical cancer

Double stranded DNA, none enveloped viruses

Genus-Polyomavirus

Family-Polyomaviridase

Cause tumors, some cancers

Double stranded DNA, none enveloped viruses

Genus-Adenovirus and mastadenovirus

Family-Adenoviridae

Conjuctivitis(pink eye), respiratory infections, tumors in animals

Double stranded DNA, none enveloped viruses

Genus-Lentivirus

Family-Retroviridae

HIV

Single stranded RNA, + strand, enveloped

Genus-Flavavirus

Family-Flaviviridae

Replicate in arthropods (mosquito)

Causes yellow fever, dengue, west Nile viruses

Single strand RNA, + strand enveloped

Genus-Hepacivirus

Family-Flaviviridae

Hepatitis C virus

Single stranded RNA, + strand, enveloped

Genus-Calicivirus

Family-Caliciviridae

Single stranded RNA, + strand, none enveloped

Causes feline calicivirus in cats, bad upper respiratory infection, lung closes in

Causes Hepatitis E virus

Genus-Norovirus

Family-Caliciviridae

Single stranded RNA, + strand, none enveloped

Causes gastroenteritis, vomiting diarrhea, vomiting, fever

Genus-Picornavirus

Family-Picornaviridae

Single stranded RNA, + strand, none enveloped

Species-Causes meningitis, encephalitis, cold(strains), hand-foot-mouth disease

Genus-Poliovirus

Family-Picornaviridae

Single stranded RNA, + stranded, none enveloped

Causes polio

Genus-Hepatitis A virus

Family-Picornaviridae

Single stranded RNA, + stranded, none enveloped

Genus-Rhinovirus

Family-Picornaviridae

Single stranded RNA, + strand, none enveloped

Causes head cold around nose.

Genus-Filovirus

Family-Filoviridae

Single stranded RNA, - strand, enveloped

Causes Ebola and Marburg viruses

Found in animal species

Genus-Lyssavirus

Family-Rhabdoviridae

Single stranded RNA, - stranded, enveloped

Causes rabies virus

Found in animals, and reservoir near armadillo tx

Genus-Influenza virus

Family-Orthomyxoviridae

Single stranded RNA, - strand, enveloped

Envelope spikes can agglutinate RBC, several strands

Surrounds and traps our RBC