50 Examples of Viruses (biology)

A virus it's a microorganism which causes different diseases. It is characterized by being made up of genetic material inside and being covered by a protein compound. The characteristic of viruses is that they enter the center of the cell and then reproduce within it. The size of the viruses varies between 20 and 500 millimicras.

They exist, around 5000 viruses identified. For example: adenovirus, influenza A, rhinovirus. However, a virus can change (mutate) its genetic material, generating new viruses or viruses that are more resistant than their predecessors. This means that every virus spreads or reproduces in the presence of a cell that it has invaded, so the isolated virus cannot reproduce and can die.

Some viruses affect only one species, while others manage to affect several. The gravity (degree of mortality) of the virus will be related according to the cure (found or not) of it. Thus there are viruses that cannot be considered deadly at present, such as the virus of the Mumps, while others still have no apparent cure, are considered deadly, such as HIV (virus of AIDS).

On the other hand, it is important to clarify that each organism fights the virus by which its cells have been infected. The state of the immune system of living being affected, it will fight the virus. The better the state of the immune system, the more tools it will have to fight (with antibodies) the virus. These antibodies are found in the blood and are called lymphocytes.

Examples of viruses

1. Adenovirus
2. Arbovirus (encephalitis)
3. Arenaviridae
4. Baculoviridae
5. LCM-Lassa viral complexes (Old Continent arenavirus)
6. Tacaribe viral complexes (New World arenavirus)
7. Cytomegalovirus
8. Yellow flavivirus (Yellow fever)
9. Flu a
10. H1N2, endemic in humans and pigs.
11. H2N2, responsible for the Asian flu in 1957.
12. H3N2, which caused the Hong Kong flu in 1968.
13. H5N1, responsible for the pandemic threat in 2007-08.
14. H7N7, which has unusual zoonotic potential33.
15. Hantaan (Korean hemorrhagic fever)
16. Hepatitis A, B, C
17. Herpes simplex (herpes simplex)
18. Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2
19. Human herpesvirus 7
20. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)
21. Herpesvirus simiae (virus B)
22. Varicella-zoster herpesvirus
23. Megavirus chilensis
24. Myxovirus Mumps (Mumps)
25. Other LCM-Lassa Viral Complexes
26. Papillomaviridae (Papillomas)
27. Papovavirus (human papillomavirus)
28. Paramyxoviridae:
29. Mumps
30. Parvovirus (Canine Parvovirus)
31. Human parvovirus (B 19)
32. Picornaviridae
33. Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis)
34. Poxvirus (contagious molluscum disease virus)
35. Rhinovirus
36. Rotavirus
37. SARS
38. Variola virus (Smallpox)
39. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
40. Belgrade virus (or Dobrava)
41. Bhanja virus
42. BK and JC virus
43. Bunyamwera virus
44. Coxsackie virus
45. Epstein-Barr virus
46. Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus (AHC)
47. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (other strains)
48. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (neurotropic strains)
49. California encephalitis virus
50. Newcastle disease virus
51. Influenza (influenza) viruses types A, B, and C
52. Hepatitis A virus (human enterovirus type 72)
53. Parainfluenza virus types 1 to 4
54. Varicella Zoster Virus (Varicella)
55. Mumps virus
56. Lassa virus
57. Measles virus
58. Dhori and Thogoto virus
59. Echo virus
60. Flexal virus
61. Germiston virus
62. Guanarito virus
63. Junin virus
64. Human lymphotropic virus B (HBLV-HHV6)
65. Machupo virus
66. Mopeia virus
67. Oropouche virus
68. Prospect Hill virus
69. Puumala virus
70. Respiratory syncytial virus
71. Sabia virus
72. Seoul virus
73. Unnamed virus (formerly Muerto Canyon)

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