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==Baltimore classification== | ==Baltimore classification== | ||
*'''Group I:''' double-stranded DNA viruses. Includes [[Herpesviridae]] (Herpes simplex, Varicella Zoster virus (chickenpox and [[Herpes zoster]]), Epstein-Barr virus, (Cytomegalovirus), and [[Poxviridae]]. | *'''Group I:''' double-stranded DNA viruses. Includes [[Herpesviridae]] (Herpes simplex, Varicella Zoster virus (chickenpox and [[Herpes zoster]]), Epstein-Barr virus, (Cytomegalovirus), and [[Poxviridae]]. | ||
*'''Group II:''' single-stranded DNA viruses. Includes [[Parvoviridae]] ([[ | *'''Group II:''' single-stranded DNA viruses. Includes [[Parvoviridae]] ([[Parvovirus B19|Human Parvovirus B19]]). | ||
*'''Group III:''' double-stranded RNA viruses | *'''Group III:''' double-stranded RNA viruses | ||
*'''Group IV:''' positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes [[Flaviviridae]] ([[West Nile Virus]] and [[Dengue fever]]). | *'''Group IV:''' positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes [[Flaviviridae]] ([[West Nile Virus]] and [[Dengue fever]]). | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 2 November 2007
Baltimore classification
- Group I: double-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Herpesviridae (Herpes simplex, Varicella Zoster virus (chickenpox and Herpes zoster), Epstein-Barr virus, (Cytomegalovirus), and Poxviridae.
- Group II: single-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Parvoviridae (Human Parvovirus B19).
- Group III: double-stranded RNA viruses
- Group IV: positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes Flaviviridae (West Nile Virus and Dengue fever).
- Group V: negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses.
- Group VI: reverse transcribing Diploid single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes Retroviridae ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Group VII: reverse transcribing Circular double-stranded DNA viruses