Viral Classification

Question 1

Classification of Viruses

Answer 1

*Viruses are classified on the basis of their nucleic acid, virion structure and replication strategy
*Human pathogens are found in 21 families; 7 families contain DNA
*Viruses in a family can produce diverse diseases ex. HSV, VZV, and EBV
*Viruses in different families can produce the same disease ex. encephalitis viruses

Question 2

DNA Viruses

Question 3

RNA Viruses

Answer 3

Polio - picorno

HIV - Retro double…

Question 4

Ways of replication, don’t memorize. Importnat b/c need to replicate to cause disease. Focus of antivirals - inhibit a unique feature involved in synthesis of dna/rna. Goal of virus is to use it’s nucleic info to make it’s mRNA to make it’s proteins.