VIRUSES

DNA containing viruses

Adenoviruses

Herpes virus

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)

chicken pox in children

Herpes Zoster Virus (HZV)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Epstein Barr virus (EBV)

cause cancer in humans

Marek’s virus disease (Avian leukemia)

Burkitt lymphoma

Hepatitis

Infectious mononucleosis

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in humans

Human herpes virus 8 – (HHV 8)

Kaposi sarcoma

Human herpes virus 6 (HHV 6)

Papovavirus

Poxviruses

Vaccinia virus

cowpox

Vaccinia virus + equine virus --> a product that looks exactly like HIV

Variola virus

smallpox

Chicken pox

Infectious mononucleosis

Eczema

RNA containing viruses

Arenavirus

Hemorrhagic fever

Lassa fever

swollen baby infection

facial edema

conjunctivitis

proteinuria

back, chest and abdominal pain

NVD

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM)

rodent-borne viral infectious disease

aseptic meningitis

encephalitis

meningoencephalitis

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Mammarenavirus (LCMV)

Orthomyxovirus

Type A (flu A)

Affects Humans

Examples

H1N1 (Swine flu)

H5N1 (Avian flu)

Type B (flu B)

Affects Humans

Type C (flu C)

Paramyxovirus

Parainfluenza virus

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Causes

respiratory distress esp. in children

Measles (also called Rubeola virus)

Rubeola virus: Regular measles, it is more severe than the German measles

Mumps

Picornavirus

Rhinovirus (Nasal)

respiratory type infections

Enterovirus

Polio virus

Poliomyelitis

Coxsackievirus

Causes GI tract infections and esp. people who gets sick on the ship cruise with NVD and other respiratory problems

Coxsackie A

Coxsackie B

Rhinovirus

Echo virus

Subtopic

Togavirus

Flavivirus

Yellow fever virus

Causes

hepatitis

hemorrhagic fever

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Aedes aegypti

Dengue fever virus

also called ‘break bone fever’ or break bone disease

Causes

hemorrhagic fever

severe convulsion

aches

headache

shock

arthralgia

myalgia

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Aedes aegypti

Chikungunya virus

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Aedes aegypti

Zika virus

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Aedes aegypti

St Louis Encephalitis virus

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Culex Tarsalis

Causes: St. Louis encephalitis

West Nile virus

Host: Bird

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Culex Univittatus

Causes

West Nile encephalitis

High fever

Ebola

referred to as a “bleeding out” type of disease

Transmitted by mosquitoes -Aedes aegypti

Deadly disease; death usually occurs within 10 days

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

Hantavirus

Reovirus (Rotavirus)

Includes human reovirus

Can also be found on Cruise ship and they cause minor GI disorder

Retrovirus (Oncornavirus)

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)

Causes

leukemia

lymphoma

sarcoma

Human T-cell leukemia

Human breast cancer

Lentivirus

They weren’t infecting humans initially only animals until AIDS

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

HIV

Causes

cancer

AIDS

AIDS related complex

Rhabdovirus

Causes

Rabies virus

Viral encephalitis

Coronavirus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

transmitted to humans by bats

pandemic

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS)

transmitted to humans by infected camels

epidemic in the middle eastern countries

COVID-19

respiratory syndrome

resembles SARS