Baltimore classification of viruses

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  • Classification based on the way that the virus creates mRNA

Class I: dsDNA

  • Adenoviridae (unenveloped): adenovirus
  • Herpesviridae (enveloped)
    • Herpes simplex virus
    • Varicella-zoster viurs
    • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Papovaviridae (unenveloped): papillomavirus
  • Orthopoxviridae (complex coats): smallpox virus

Class II: ssDNA

  • Parvoviridae: parvovirus B19

Class III: dsRNA

  • Reoviridae (unenveloped): rotavirus

Class IV: (+)ssRNA

  • Picornaviridae (unenveloped)
    • Enterovirus
    • Rhinovirus
    • Hepatovirus (Hepatitis A)
    • Coxsackie
  • Caliciviridae (unenveloped): Norwalk virus
  • Togaviridae (enveloped): rubella virus
  • Flaviviridae (enveloped)
    • Dengue
    • Hepatitis C
    • Yellow fever virus
    • Zika virus
  • Coronaviridae (enveloped): corona virus
  • Hepeviridae (unenveloped): hepatitis E virus

Class V: (–)ssRNA

  • Orthomyxoviridae (enveloped): influenzavirus
  • Paramyxoviridae (enveloped)
    • Measles virus
    • Mumps virus
    • Respiratory syncitial virus (RSV)
  • Rhabdoviridae (enveloped): rabies virus
  • Filoviridae (enveloped)
    • Ebola virus
    • Marburg virus

Class VI: ssRNA-RT

  • Retroviridae (enveloped)
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
    • Human T-lymphotropic cirus (HTLV)

Class VII: dsDNA-RT

  • Hepadnaviruses (enveloped): Hepatitis B virus