Viruses Flashcards
Cytomegalovirus
dsDNA virus. “Cyto ‘Mega-Lo’ Virus”
HHV-8
dsDNA virus “Ring around a Ka-posi”
Hep B Virus
dsDNA virus. “Hep B Love”
Dengue Fever
+sRNA Flavivirus “Flavor Packed Flavi”
Yellow Fever
+sRNA Flavivirus. “Flavor Packed Flavi”
West Nile Fever
+sRNA Flavivirus. “Flavor Packed Flavi”
Hepatitis C
+sRNA Flavivirus. “The Hep Sea” and “Flavor Packed Flavi”
Epstein Barr Virus
dsDNA virus. “Ye Olde Epstein Bar”
Hepatitis A
+sRNA virus - picornavirus. “The Hungry Hungry Hep A Hippos”
Enterovirus
+sRNA virus - picornavirus. “The Peak-orna Animal Nursery”
Poliovirus
+sRNA virus - picornavirus - enterovirus. “The Flamingo Breeding Pool” and “The Peak-orna Animal Nursery”
Cocksackie A and B
+sRNA virus - picornavirus - enterovirus. “The Peak-orna Animal Nursery” and “Coxsackie Cockatoos”
Echovirus
+sRNA virus - picornavirus - enterovirus. “The Peak-orna Animal Nursery”
Rhinovirus
+sRNA virus - picornavirus. “Rhino Petting Zoo” and “The Peak-orna Animal Nursery”
Rhabdovirus
-sRNA virus. “Rabid Wrecking Yard”
Togavirus
+sRNA virus. “Toga-Toga-Togavirus”
Norwalk/Norovirus (Calicivirus)
+sRNA virus. “Cali Sea Cruise”
Parvovirus
ssDNA Virus (only ssDNA virus). “Bombs Away”
Paramyxovirus
-ssRNA. “Paranormal Mixer”
Adenovirus
dsDNA virus. “A Den ‘o’ Lions”
HSV-1 and HSV-2
dsDNA virus. “Hermes, the God of Herpes”
Influenza A, B, C
Orthomyxovirus, -sRNA virus. “Night Shift at the Orthodontist’s”
Papillomavirus
dsDNA virus. “Pilloma Bugs”
Varicella Zoster Virus
dsDNA virus. “Varicella Zeus-ster virus”
HHV-6 Roseola
dsDNA virus. “A Roseola by any other name would smell as sweet”
Filovirus
-ssRNA. “Soccer Field’o Virus”
Bunyavirus
-ssRNA. “Paul Bunyavirus”
Coronavirus
+sRNA. “Kingdom of SARS”
HIV
+sRNA retrovirus. “One Cane to Rule them ALL”
Arenavirus
-ssRNA. Welcome to the Arena”
Reovirus
dsRNA (only one). “A Race on the Rio”
Polyomavirus
circular dsDNA virus. “Et tu, BK?”
Poxvirus
largest dsDNA virus. “Pox in a Box”
