PARVOVIRIDAE and POXVIRIDAE Flashcards
This is the only virus pathogenic to man with a single stranded genome
Parvoviridae
What virus is the smallest icosahedral DNA virus?
Parvoviridae
What do Parvoviridae causes ?
Endemic zoonotic infection
Parvovirus B-19 is AKA?
Fifth disease or slapped cheek disease
This is AKA as Fifth disease or slapped cheek disease because of the formation of mild rash in children.
Parvovirus B-19
Poxviridae replication takes place in?
Cytoplasm
What is the largest virus that has a complex symmetry and no animal reservoir?
Pox viridae
The disease that this cause is small pox
Variola
What are the two types of small pox?
Variola major and Variola minor
This type of variola causes a severe disease.
Major variola
Variola minor has classification, what are these?
Vaccinia
Orf
Molluscipoxvirus
Cowpox
Vaccinia
This is used by Jenner to produce a vaccine for small pox
Cowpox
Disease: Sheep and Goat pox
Orf
Disease: Molluscum contagiosum
Molluscipoxvirus