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RNA Virus Classes
Classification of RNA Viruses Infecting Vertebrates
Question | Answer |
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Picornaviridae (pico,micro;rna,ribonucleic acid) | Naked;isometric ssRNA Causes Poliovirus;rhinovirus/colds Hep A Virus |
Caliciviridae (calix,cup) | Naked;isometric ssRNA Norovirus,many member cause gastroenteritis |
Togaviridae (toga,cloak) | Lipid-containing envelope ssRNA Multipy in athropods and vertebrates |
Flaviviridae (flavus,yellow) | Lipid-containing envelope SSRNA Yellow fever virus; Hepatitis C virus |
Coronaviridae (corona,crown) | Lipid-containing envelope ssRNA Colds and respiratory tract infections,including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) |
Rhabdoviridae (rhabdos,rod) | Bullet-shaped;lipid-containg envelope ssRNA Rabies virus |
Filoviridae (filo;threadlike) | long filamentous;sometimes circular;lipid-containg envelope ssRNA Marburg virus;ebola virus |
Paramyxoviridae (Para;by the side of; myxa, mucus) | Pleomorphic;lipid-containing envelope ssRNA Mumps virus;parainfluenza virus measles virus |
Orthomyxoviridae (orthos,straight; myxa,mucus) | Pleomorphic;lipid-containing envelope ssRNA Influenza virus |
Bunyaviridae (Bunyamwera, a locality in Uganda) | Lipid-containing envelope ssRNA Hantaan virus |
Arenaviridae (arena,sand) | Pleomorphic;lipid-containing envelpe ssRNA Lassa virus |
Reoviridae (Respiratory Enteric Orphan Virus) | Naked;isometric Linear dsRNA Diarrhea in animals |
Birnaviridae(bi,two) | Naked;isometric Linear dsRNA No human pathogen;diseases in chickens and fish |
Retroviridae (retro,backward) | Isometric;lipid-containing envelope ssRNA HIV |