Segmented/ Positive /

Family Name Specific virus Genome Envloped Negative vaccine other

Buds from nuclear membrane 2nd
Herpes ds DNA NO/YES No largest DNA virus
Varicella-Zoster Live
Retroviridae HIV DNA YES/YES NO
Largest DNA virus Brick
shape morphology Core is
Poxviridae small pox DNA NO/YES Live dumbell shaped
Adenoviridae DNA NO/NO NO A-F subgroups
Largest RNA virus All
Paramyxoviridae RNA NO/YES NEGATIVE have Fusion protein
Morbillivirus
(Rubeola, true MMR Koplick's spots
measles) (Live) Hemagglutin attachment prot.

Paramyxovirus Hemagglutin and Neuraminadase

-Parainfluenza MMR attachment protien,
-Mumps (Live) Mumps affects Parotid (inflam.)
Pneumovirus G (neither) attachment prot.
(Respiratory Most common cause fatal acute
Syncytial virus) NO respiratory tract infect in infants
Picornaviridae RNA NO/NO Positive
Enterovirus
Live Sabin
--Polio Dead Salk Meningitis, encephalitis
Meningitis, encephalitis,
myocarditis, Hand-Foot and Mouth
--Coxsackie NO disease, Herpangina
Same as above (except
--Echovirus NO encephalitis)
--Enterovirus NO
Rhinovirus NO
2nd most common cause of cold
Coronavirus RNA NO/YES Positive NO Confined to upper resp. tract
ALL except Ruebella and Hep C
Togaviridae RNA NO/YES Positive are ARBOVIRUSES
Alphavirus and Dengue fever, Encephalitis,
Flavivirus NO Hemorrhagic fevers
Rubivirus
(Rubella, german MMR
measles) (Live) Congenital Ruebella syndrome
Reoviridae RNA YES/NO ?
Orthoreovirus NO
Coltivirus
(Coloardo Tick
Fever) NO

Rotavirus LIVE 50% all cases diarrhea in children

Orthomyxoviridae RNA YES/YES NEGATIVE 2nd largest RNA virus
 Three types (A, B, C)
Hemagglutin and Nuraminadase
Type A, get reassortment (Shift)
and Mutation (Drift) Type
Influenza KILLED B only does Drift
Rhabdoviridae Rabies RNA NO/YES NEGATIVE Bullet shaped
Papovavirus DNA NO/NO
Papillomavirus Warts
Polyomavirus
--BK Renal Disease in immun compr
Progressive multifocal
--JC leukoencephalopathy
Hepatitis A RNA NO/NO Positive YES
YES (HBs
Hepatitis B DNA YES/YES antigen)
Hepatitis C RNA NO/YES
Only good if first infected with Hep
Hepatitis D RNA NO/YES B
Hepatitis E RNA NO/NO