Virus disease
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These are tables of the clinically most important 1 viruses. A vast number of viruses cause infectious diseases, but these are the major ones.
By family
The clinically most notable 1 virus species belong to the following families:
Comparison table of clinically important virus families and species
| Family |
Baltimore group |
Important species 2 |
envelopment2 |
Virion shape2 |
Replication site2 |
| Adenoviridae |
dsDNA |
adenovirus |
non-enveloped |
icosahedral |
nucleus |
| Picornaviridae |
+ssRNA |
coxsackievirus, hepatitis a virus, poliovirus |
non-enveloped |
icosahedral |
| Herpesviridae |
dsDNA |
epstein-barr virus, herpes simplex, type 1, herpes simplex, type 2, human cytomegalovirus, human herpesvirus, type 8, varicella-zoster virus |
enveloped |
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nucleus |
| Hepadnaviridae |
dsDNA and ssDNA |
hepatitis B virus |
enveloped |
icosahedral |
nucleus |
| Flaviviridae |
+ssRNA |
hepatitis C virus, yellow fever virus, dengue virus, west Nile virus, other Flaviviruses |
enveloped |
icosahedral |
| Retroviridae |
+ssRNA |
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
enveloped |
| Orthomyxoviridae |
-ssRNA |
influenza virus |
enveloped |
spherical |
nucleus 3 |
| Paramyxoviridae |
-ssRNA |
measles virus, mumps virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus |
enveloped |
spherical |
| Papovaviridae |
ssDNA |
papillomavirus |
non-enveloped |
icosahedral |
| Rhabdoviridae |
-ssRNA |
rabies virus |
enveloped |
helical, bullet shaped |
| Togaviridae |
+ssRNA |
Rubella virus |
enveloped |
icosahedral |
By type
| Type |
Family |
Transmission2 |
Diseases 2 |
Treatment2 |
Prevention2 |
laboratory diagnosis2 |
| adenovirus |
adenoviridae |
- droplet contact (mainly)
- fecal-oral
- venereal
- direct contact (ocular infections)
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None |
None 4
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| Coxsackievirus |
Picornaviridae |
fecal-oral, droplet contact |
Coxsackie infections |
None |
None |
Cell culture, antibody detection |
| Epstein-Barr virus |
Herpesviridae |
Saliva |
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None |
None |
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| Hepatitis A virus |
Picornaviridae |
fecal-oral |
acute hepatitis |
Immunoglobulin (post-exposure prophylaxis) |
- Vaccine
- immunoglobulin (post-exposure prophylaxis)
- avoid food-contamination
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antibody detection |
| Hepatitis B virus |
Hepadnaviridae |
- All body fluids (blood, semen, saliva, mother's milk etc.)
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- vaccine
- immunoglobulin (perinatal and post-exposure prophylaxis)
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- viral antigen detection
- antibody detection
- nucleic acid detection
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| Hepatitis C virus |
Flaviviridae |
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None |
- antibody detection
- nucleic acid detection
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| Herpes simplex virus, type 1 |
Herpesviridae |
direct contact with saliva and lesions |
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None |
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| Herpes simplex virus, type 2 |
Herpesviridae |
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| cytomegalovirus |
Herpesviridae |
- tears
- urine
- semen
- saliva
- vaginal secretions
- mother's milk
- crosses placenta
- blood
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None |
antibody and nucleic acid detection |
| Human herpesvirus, type 8 |
Herpesviridae |
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many in evaluation-stage |
None |
Nucleic acid and antibody detection |
| HIV |
Retroviridae |
- sexual
- blood
- mother's milk
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AIDS |
HAART |
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- nucleic acid,
- p24
- antibody detection
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| Influenza virus |
Orthomyxoviridae |
droplet contact |
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| measles virus |
Paramyxoviridae |
droplet contact |
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None |
MMR vaccine |
antibody detection |
| Mumps virus |
Paramyxoviridae |
droplet contact |
Mumps |
None |
MMR vaccine |
antibody detection |
| Human papillomavirus |
Papovaviridae |
direct contact |
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- Visual inspection
- Antigen detection
- Nucleic acid detection
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| Parainfluenza virus |
Paramyxoviridae |
droplet contact |
|
None |
None |
Antibody detection |
| Poliovirus |
Picornaviridae |
fecal-oral |
Poliomyelitis |
None |
Polio vaccine |
Antibody detection |
| Rabies virus |
Rhabdoviridae |
- Animal bite
- droplet contact
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Rabies |
Post-exposure prophylaxis |
Pre- and postexposure prophylaxis |
Histology (postmortem) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus |
Paramyxoviridae |
droplet contact, hand-to-mouth |
|
(ribavirin) |
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antibody and antigen detection |
| Rubella virus |
Togaviridae |
droplet contact |
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None |
MMR vaccine |
Antibody detection |
| Varicella-zoster virus |
Herpesviridae |
droplet contact |
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Varicella:
Zoster:
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- Cell culture
- antigen and nucleic acid detection
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See also
References
- ^ a b Fisher, Bruce; Harvey, Richard P.; Champe, Pamela C.. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-8215-5. Pages 354-366
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Unless else specified in boxes, the ref is: Fisher, Bruce; Harvey, Richard P.; Champe, Pamela C.. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-8215-5. Pages 354-366
- ^ Fisher, Bruce; Harvey, Richard P.; Champe, Pamela C.. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-8215-5. Page 315
- ^ Gray GC, Goswami PR, Malasig MD, et al. (2000). "Adult adenovirus infections:loss of orphaned vaccines precipitates military respiratory disease epidemics". Clin Infect Dis 31 (3): 663–70. doi:10.1086/313999. PMID 11017812.
- ^ a b c d e Fisher, Bruce; Harvey, Richard P.; Champe, Pamela C.. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-8215-5. Page 47
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