Viruses

Front 1

HBV

Back 1

Hepadnavirus Yes DS – partial circular

Acute or chronic hepatitis
Vaccine available––use has increased tremendously
Not a retrovirus but has reverse transcriptase

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HSV-1

Back 2

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

oral (and some genital) lesions, keratoconjunctivitis

Front 3

HSV-2

Back 3

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

genital (and some oral) lesions

Front 4

VZV

Back 4

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

chickenpox, zoster, shingles

Front 5

EBV

Back 5

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

mononucleosis, Burkitt’s lymphoma

Front 6

CMV

Back 6

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

O
nfection in immunosuppressed patients, especially
transplant recipients; congenital defects

Front 7

HHV-6

Back 7

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

roseola (exanthem subitum)

Front 8

HHV-8

Back 8

Herpesviruses Yes DS – linear

Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV)

Front 9

Adenovirus

Back 9

Adenovirus
No DS – linear

Febrile pharyngitis––sore throat
Pneumonia
Conjunctivitis––“pink eye”

Front 10

B19 virus

Back 10

Parvovirus No linear (−) (smallest DNA virus)

B19 virus––aplastic crises in sickle cell disease, “slapped cheeks” rash––erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), hydrops fetalis)

Front 11

HPV

Back 11

Papovavirus No DS – circular

warts, CIN, cervical cancer

Front 12

JC

Back 12

Papovavirus No DS – circular

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in HIV

Front 13

Smallpox

Back 13

Poxvirus Yes DS – linear largest DNA

Front 14

Vaccinia

Back 14

Poxvirus Yes DS – linear largest DNA

cowpox (“milkmaid’s blisters”)

Front 15

Molluscum contagiosum

Back 15

Poxvirus Yes DS – linear largest DNA

Front 16

Poliovirus

Back 16

Picornaviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

polio-Salk/Sabin vaccines––
IPV/OPV

Front 17

Echovirus

Back 17

Picornaviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

aseptic meningitis

Front 18

Rhinovirus

Back 18

Picornaviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

common cold

Front 19

Coxsackievirus

Back 19

Picornaviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

aseptic meningitis
herpangina––febrile pharyngitis
hand, foot, and mouth disease
myocarditis

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HAV

Back 20

Picornaviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

acute viral hepatitis

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HEV

Back 21

Caliciviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 22

Norwalk virus

Back 22

Caliciviruses No SS +linear Icosahedral

viral gastroenteritis

Front 23

Reovirus

Back 23

Reoviruses No DS linear segmented, Double Icosahedral

Colorado tick fever

Front 24

Rotavirus

Back 24

Reoviruses No DS linear segmented, Double Icosahedral

#1 cause of fatal diarrhea in children

Front 25

HCV

Back 25

Flaviviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 26

Yellow fever

Back 26

Flaviviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 27

Dengue

Back 27

Flaviviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 28

St. Louis encephalitis

Back 28

Flaviviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 29

West Nile virus

Back 29

Flaviviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 30

Rubella (German measles)

Back 30

Togaviruses Yes SS +linear IcosahedralN

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Eastern equine encephalitis

Back 31

Togaviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 32

Western equine encephalitis

Back 32

Togaviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 33

HIV

Back 33

Retroviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 34

HTLV

Back 34

Retroviruses Yes SS +linear Icosahedral

Front 35

Influenza virus

Back 35

Orthomyxoviruses, Yes, SS −linear segmented, Helical

Front 36

Parainfluenza

Back 36

Paramyxoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

croup

Front 37

RSV

Back 37

Paramyxoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

bronchiolitis in babies; Rx––ribavirin

Front 38

Measles

Back 38

Paramyxoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

Front 39

Mumps

Back 39

Paramyxoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

Front 40

Rabies

Back 40

Rhabdoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

Front 41

Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever––often fatal!

Back 41

Filoviruses Yes SS −linear Helical

Front 42

Coronavirus

Back 42

Coronaviruses Yes SS +linear Helical

“common cold” and SARS

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LCV

Back 43

Arenaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

lymphocytic choriomeningitis

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Meningitis

Back 44

Arenaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

spread by mice

Front 45

California encephalitis

Back 45

Bunyaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

Front 46

Sandfly/Rift Valley fevers

Back 46

Bunyaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

Front 47

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Back 47

Bunyaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

Front 48

Hantavirus

Back 48

Bunyaviruses Yes SS −circular Helical

hemorrhagic fever, pneumonia

Front 49

HDV

Back 49

Deltavirus Yes SS −circular Helical