Taxonomy Flashcards
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Adenovirus
Adenoviridae
dsDNA
Not enveloped
Adeno-associated viruses
Parvoviridae
ssDNA
AIDS (HIV)
Retroviridae
(+)ssRNA 2 copies
Baculovirus
Baculoviridae
dsDNA
Helical
Chickenpox
Herpesviridae
dsDNA
Common cold (Rhinovirus)
Picornaviridae
(+)ssRNA
Not enveloped
Dengue
Flaviviridae
(+)ssRNA
Ebola
Filoviridae
(-)ssRNA
Helical
Flu
Orthomyxoviridae
(-)ssRNA
8 segments
Helical
Hepatitis A
Picornaviridae
(+)ssRNA
Not enveloped
Hepatitis B
Hepadnaviridae
dsDNA
Hepatitis C
Flaviviridae
(+)ssRNA
Herpes simplex (HHV1)
Herpesviridae
dsDNA
Infectious mononucleosis
Herpesviridae
dsDNA
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Herpesviridae
dsDNA
Measles
Paramyxoviridae
(-)ssRNA
Helical
Mumps
Paramyxoviridae
(-)ssRNA
Helical
Poliomyelitis
Picornaviridae
(+)ssRNA
Not enveloped
Rabies
Rhabdoviridae
(-)ssRNA
Helical
Rubella
Togaviridae
(+)ssRNA
SARS (Covid)
Coronaviridae
(+)ssRNA
Helical
Variola
Poxviridae
dsDNA
Complex
Viral diarrhea (Rotavirus)
Reoviridae
dsRNA
11 segments
Not enveloped
Warts (Papilloma)
Papillomaviridae
dsDNA
Not enveloped
Yellow fever
Flaviviridae
(+)ssRNA
Zoster
Herpesviridae
dsDNA