Animal Viruses

• Viruses that can be transmitted by arthropods are Coltivirus, Flavivirus, Alphaviruses.
• CMV, Hepatitis B and C, can be transmitted via blood transfusion.
• HHV 1, HHV 7, Orf virus, Molluscipoxvirus, BK Virus, Merkel virus, Human parvovirus B19, SARS-CoV, Rubulavirus, Rabies lyssavirus, marburg virus, and ebola virus can be transmitted via direct contact (body fluids/secretions such as saliva).
• Hantavirus can be transmitted by exposure to rodents urine or saliva.
• Rotavirus, MERS-CoV, Hepa A virus, Poliovirus, Human astrovirus 1, Norovirus and lymphocytic choriomeningitis are examples of viruses that can be transmitted through fecal-oral route.
• HHV 3, HHV 6, Human adenovirus, Variola virus, KI virus, Rhinovirus, Aphthovirus, Rubella virus, Morbilivirus, Pneumovirus, and Influenza are examples of viruses that can be transmitted via respiratory route.
• HHV 2, HHV 4, HHV 8, Papillomavirus, and HIV 1 are examples of viruses that can be transmitted via sexual contact or sexual activity.
• All viruses with DNA as their nucleic acids can replicate in the nucleus except members of the Poxviridae family.
• Influenza viruses replicates in the nucleus.
• Viruses from the family of reoviridae, orthomyxoviridae, arenaviridae, and hantaviridae has linear, segmented genomes.
• HSV 1 is the virus that causes cold sores.
• HSV 2 is the virus that causes genital herpes.
• varicella-zoster virus is a herpes virus that causes chicken pox and shingles.
• epstein-barr virus is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis.
• Burkitt's lymphoma is caused by a mutation in the BCL2 gene. This is usually triggered by Epstein-Barr virus.
• HHV 6 and HHV 7 is the causative virus for the occurrence of roseola in childrens.
• Roseola is also known as the sixth disease and Parvovirus B19 is also known as fifth disease.
• Kaposi sarcoma is caused by the virus human herpes virus 8.
• John Cunningham (JC) virus is the caused of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencepalopathy (PML).
• Merkel cell virus is a virus that causes a painful skin rash and can cause blindness. It can also cause skin cancer.
• Rotavirus is the cause of diarrhea in young children, and is spread by fecal-oral transmission.
• Hepatitis A is from the genus Hapatovirus from the family Picornaviridae.
• Hepatitis B is from the genus Orthohepadnavirus from the family Hepadnaviridae.
• Hepatitis C is from the genus Hepacivirus from the family Flaviviridae.
• Rhabdoviruses are bullet-shaped viruses.
• The virions of viruses from the family Filoviridae have thread-like shape.
• Zika and Dengue is caused by flavivirus.
• Alphaviruses from the family togaviridae causes the chikungunya.
• Rhinoviruses causes the common cold and is spread by droplets and direct contact.