Viruses-4 Types Flashcards
1
Q
Adenoviridae
What does it cause?
A
Respiratory infections in humans
Tumors in animals
2
Q
Poxviridae
What does it cause ?
A
Causes skin lesions
Vaccinia and small pox viruses
AKA: Orthopoxvirus
3
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-1 & HHV-2
A
Simplexvirus
Causes cold sores
4
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-3
A
Varicellovirus
Cause chickenpox
5
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-4
A
Lymphocryptovirus
Causes mononucleosis
6
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-5
A
Cytomegalovirus
7
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-6 & HHV-7
A
Roseolovirus
8
Q
Herpesviridae
HHV-8
A
Rhadinovirus
Causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
9
Q
Papovaviridae
A
Papillomavirus
Can
Uses warts, transformed cells; which cause cancer