Viral Diseases grouped by virus family

Double-stranded DNA viruses

  1. Adenoviruses                                                                                                    

    Naked Icosahedral dsDNA

    1. Respiratory infections
    2. Gastroenteritis
    3. Conjunctivitis
    4. Hepatitis
    5. Meningoencephalitis
  2. Papovaviruses                                                                                                     

    naked icosahedral dsDNA

    papillo
    1. Papillomaviruses
    2. Polyomaviruses
      • JC virus: PML (immunocomp.)
      • BK virus: UTI (immunocomp)
      • Merkel cell polyomavirus: cancer
    3. Herpesviruses                                                                                            

    enveloped icosahedral dsDNA

    1. Herpes Simplex Virus-1: Oral Herpes
    2. Herpes Simplex Virus-2: Genital Herpes
    3. Varicella Zoster Virus (HHV-3): Chickenpox
      hsv2
    4. Epstein Barr Virus (HHV-4): Mononucleosis
    5. Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5): CMV Disease
    6. HHV6: Roseola
    7. HHV7: Roseola
    8. HHV8: Kaposi's sarcoma
  3. Poxviruses

    enveloped complex dsDNA (replicate in cytoplasm)

    1. Variola (smallpox)
      em_pox
    2. Molluscum contagiosum
    3. Zoonotic poxviruses (e.g. cowpox, orf, monkeypox)
    4. Mpox (human transmission)

Single-stranded DNA viruses

  1. Parvoviruses

    naked icosahedral ssDNA (smallest DNA viruses)

    gradyp2
    1. Parvovirus B19 (erythema infectiosum)
    2. Bocavirus (bronchiolitis)

Double-stranded RNA viruses

  1. Reoviruses

    naked icosahedral dsRNA

    Rotavirus
    1. Mammalian reovirus (mild respiratory/GI infections)
    2. Rotavirus (gastroenteritis)
    3. Coltivirus (Colorado Tick Fever)
    4. Orbivirus (animal pathogen)
      • Blue tongue disease

Single-stranded RNA viruses

  1. Picornaviruses (encephalitis, respiratory infections, fever)

    naked icosahedral ssRNA (+)

    vsd16a
    1. Poliovirus (polio)
    2. Coxsackie A virus (herpangina, HFM Disease, conjunctivitis)
    3. Coxsackie B virus (myocarditis, pleurodyna)
    4. Echovirus (meningitis, cold)
    5. Enterovirus (conjunctivitis)
    6. Rhinovirus (common cold)
  2. Caliciviruses

    naked icosahedral ssRNA

    em_calic 
    1. Norwalk virus (Gastroenteritis)
    2. HEV: Hepatitis
  3. Paramyxoviruses

    enveloped filamentous ssRNA (-)

    para-4a
    1. Morbillivirus: measles
    2. Parainfluenza virus (PIV): croup, respiratory infections
    3. Mumps virus: Mumps
    4. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): Respiratory syndrome
    5. Metapneumovirus: respiratory tract infection
    6. Nipah & Hendra virus (encephalitis)
  4. Orthomyxoviruses

    enveloped helical ssRNA (-)

    Influenzavirus
    1. Influenza virus: Influenza
      • Influenza A, B, C
      • Serotypes (H, N)
    2. Bourbon virus: Bourbon virus disease
  5. Rhabdoviruses

    enveloped bullet-shaped ssRNA

    1. Rabies virus: Rabies
      trimp6
  6. Togaviruses (many are arboviruses)

    enveloped icosahedral ssRNA (+)

    1. Rubella virus: German measles (Rubella)
    2. Alphaviruses:
  7. Flaviviruses (many are arboviruses)

    enveloped polyhedral ssRNA (+)

    1. DFV: Dengue virus
    2. YFV: Yellow fever virus
    3. WNV: West Nile virus
    4. Encephailitis viruses: Encephalitis (Japanese, St. Louis, Russian)
    5. HCV: Hepatitis C
    6. Zika virus: Zika
  8. Bunyaviruses (many are arboviruses)

    filamentous enveloped ssRNA (-)

    1. LaCrosse virus: (La Crosse Encephalitis )
    2. Phlebovirus: Rift Valley Fever
    3. Hantavirus family
    4. Nairovirus (Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, tick vector)
  9. Retroviruses

    enveloped conical ssRNA

    HIV1
    1. Oncoviruses
    2. Lentiviruses
  10. Hepatitis viruses

    enveloped filamentous ss/dsDNA

    hbvcore3
    1. Hepatitis A (hepatovirus)
    2. Hepatitis B (hepadnavirus)
    3. Hepatitis C & G (flavivirus)
    4. Hepatitis D (viroid)
    5. Hepatitis E (Calicivirus)
  11. Coronaviruses

    enveloped filamentous ssRNA

    1. Respiratory tract infections, SARS
    2. MERS
    3. COVID-19
  12. Filoviruses

    enveloped pleomorphic ssRNAEbola

    1. Ebola (hemorrhagic fever)
    2. Marburg (hemorrhagic fever)
  13. Arenaviruses

    enveloped filamentous ssRNA

    1. Lassa virus (hemorrhagic fever)
    2. Junin virus (Argentine hemorrhagic fever)
    3. Machupo virus (Bolivian hemorrhagic fever)
    4. Guanarito virus (Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever)
    5. Sabia virus (Brazilian hemorrhagic fever)
    6. Chapare Virus (hemorrhagic fever)
    7. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus
  14. Bornaviruses

    enveloped ssRNA (-)

    1. Borna disease virus (schizophrenia); zoonotic (horses)

Infectious Proteins

  1. Prions

    mutant/defective host protein

    1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
    2. Kuru

 

 

Resource links

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  2. viral disease images