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Virus Classification
Identification of virus classes and which viruses belong to them
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the identifying feature of Class I viruses? | Double Stranded DNA |
| Papovirus (warts, cervical cancer) | Class I virus (Double Stranded DNA) |
| What Class I virus causes warts and cervical cancer? | Papovirus |
| Adenovirus (respiratory disease) | Class I virus (Double Stranded DNA) |
| What Class I virus causes respiratory disease? | Adenovirus |
| Herpes Virus (cold sores, genital herpes, chicken pox, mononucleosis) | Class I Virus (Double Stranded DNA) |
| What Class I Virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, chicken pox and mononucleosis? | Herpes Virus |
| Poxvirus (smallpox, cowpox) | Class I virus (Double Stranded DNA) |
| What Class I virus causes small pox and cow pox? | Poxvirus |
| What is the identifying feature of Class II Viruses? | Single Stranded DNA |
| Parvovirus (Fifth Disease) | Class II Virus (Single Stranded DNA) |
| Which Class II Virus causes Fifth Disease in humans? | Parvovirus |
| What is the identifying feature of Class III viruses? | Double stranded RNA |
| Coronavirus (SARS) | Class III Virus (Double Stranded RNA) |
| What Class III Virus causes SARS? | Coronavirus |
| Picornavirus (polio, common cold) | Class III Virus (Double Stranded RNA) |
| Which Class III Virus causes polio and the common cold? | Picornavirus |
| Togavirus (rubella, yellow fever) | Class III Virus (Double Stranded RNA) |
| Which Class III Virus causes rubella and yellow fever? | Togavirus |
| Hepatitis C Virus | Class III Virus (Double Stranded RNA) |
| What is the identifying feature of Class IV Viruses? | Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA |
| Rhabdovirus (rabies) | Class IV Virus (positive Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA) |
| What Class IV Virus causes rabies? | Rhabdovirus |
| Paramyxovirus (measles, mumps) | Class IV Virus (positive Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA) |
| What Class IV Virus causes measles and mumps? | Paramyxovirus |
| Orthomyxovirus (Influenzas) | Class IV Virus (positive Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA) |
| What Class IV Virus causes influenza? | Orthomyxovirus |
| Bunyavirus (Korean hemorrhagic fever) | Class IV Virus (positive Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA) |
| Which Class IV Virus causes Korean hemorrhagic fever? | Bunyavirus |
| Arenavirus (Lassa Fever) | Class IV Virus (positive Single stranded RNA acting as mRNA) |
| What Class IV Virus causes Lassa Fever? | Arenavirus |
| What is the identifying feature of Class V Viruses? | Negative Single stranded RNA used as a template for mRNA synthesis |
| Reovirus (diarrhea) | Class V Virus (negative Single stranded RNA used as a template for mRNA synthesis) |
| What Class V Virus causes diarrhea? | Reovirus |
| What is the identifying feature of Class VI viruses? | Positive single stranded RNA with DNA intermediate in its replication |
| Retrovirus (Leukemia, AIDS) | Class VI virus |
| What Class VI Virus causes Leukemia and AIDS? | Retrovirus (positive single stranded RNA with DNA intermediate in its replication) |
| What is the identifying feature of a Class VII virus? | Double stranded DNA with an RNA intermediate in its replication |
| Hepatitis B Virus | Class VII Virus (Double stranded DNA with an RNA intermediate in its replication) |
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