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DNA Viruses
| Name | Characteristics | Clinical Significance | Transmission | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papillomaviruses | circular, nonenveloped | common warts, flat warts, anogenital warts, cervical and anal cancers | direct contact | Vaccine - Gardasil |
| Adenoviruses | ds, icosahedral, nonenveloped | respiratory tract infections, gastroenteritis, conjunctivitis | ||
| Parvoviruses | ss, linear, icosahedral, nonenveloped | erythema infectiosum, slapped cheek syndrome | ||
| HSV-1 | ds, linear, icosahedral, enveloped | cold sores, latency in trigeminal ganglia | direct contact | Guanine analogs |
| HSV-2 | ds, linear, icosahedral, enveloped | STD genital herpes, latency in lumbar or sacral ganglia | direct contact | Guanine analogs |
| Varicella-zoster virus | ds, linear, icosahedral, enveloped | chicken pox, shingles | Vaccine for shingles | |
| Human cytomegalovirus | ds, linear, icosahedral, enveloped | multinucleated cells, intrauterine infections, birth abnormalitites | ||
| Epstein-Barr Virus | ds, linear, enveloped | infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt lymphoma, AIDS | ||
| Poxviruses | ds, linear, enveloped | smallpox, category A bioterrorism agent | Vaccine | |
| Hepatitis B | ds and ss, icosahedral, enveloped | acute hepatitis, fulminant hepatitis, chronic disease | blood or bodily fluid | Vaccine |
| Hepatitis D | ss, circular, RNA | coinfection with HBV |