Group 1. Double Stranded DNA

• Family Poxviridae, Herpesviridae, and Adenoviridae has linear double stranded genome.
• Family Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae has circular double stranded DNA.
• Variola virus is the causative agent of smallpox, a highly contagious viral disease that can cause severe skin lesions and fever.
• Vaccinia virus is a live attenuated vaccine that is used to prevent chickenpox.
• Monkeypox virus is spread through direct contact with infected body fluids, such as saliva, urine, and semen.
• Pseudocowpox virus is a member of the genus Parapoxvirus. This cause milker's nodes or localized nodular lesions.
• The virion of the family poxviridae is complex, oval, or brick shaped.
• Alphaherpesviridae include herpes simplex virus (HSV) Type 1 and 2 and varicella zoster virus (VZV)
• Gammaherpesviridae includes Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV).
• Betaherpesviridae includes human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), human herpesvirus-6A/B (HHV-6A/B), and human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7).
• Primary infection of Human Herpesvirus Type 3 is Varicella or Chickenpox
• The secondary infection of human herpesviridae type 3 is having zoster or shingles.
• Herpetic whitlow is an acute inflammation of the finger caused by HSV-1
• Cold sores are small fluid filled blisters around the mouth caused by HSV-1
• Transmission of HHV-8 is by: direct contact with infected blood or body fluids.
• Transmission of Epstein-Barr virus is by direct contact with infected saliva or blood.
• The common term of Epstein-Barr Virus disease is Mononucleosis.
• Adenoviruses are used as an excellent models for molecular studies of eukaryotic cell processes.
• Heat and bleach can kill adenoviruses on object.
• Papillomavirus is the significant cause of human cancer, especially cervical cancer.
• The disease caused by papillomavirus are warts, cervical cancer, and skin cancer.
• JC virus cause fatal illness known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
• Polyomavirus hominis 1 or BK virus is a polyomavirus that infects humans and is the cause of Burkitt lymphoma.
• Merkell cell polyomavirus is a DNA virus that infects B cells and causes B cell lymphoma. It is a form of skin cancer.