Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Herpesviridae:
Epstein
Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis, Hodgkin lymphoma,
Burkitt lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, central nervous system
lymphoma, various autoimmune diseases)
Herpes simplex types 1 (cold sores)
Herpes simplex types 2 (genital herpes)
Herpes virus varicella-zoster (chickenpox on first
infection, herpes
zoster or shingles on re-activation)
Herpesvirus simiae, also known as B virus (encephalopathy)
Human herpesvirus type 6, HHV6 (exanthem subitum, roseola infan-
tum, sixth disease)
Human herpesvirus type 7, HHV7 (exanthem subitum, roseola infan-
tum, sixth disease; suggested but disputed cause of pityriasis rosea)
Human herpesvirus type 8, HHV8 (Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion
lymphoma, Castleman's disease)
Cytomegalovirus, also known as Human herpesvirus 5 (cytomegalic
inclusion body disease)
Poxviridae:
Variola major (smallpox)
Vaccinia virus (vaccinia, generalized vaccinia, progressive vaccinia,
vaccinia gangrenosum, vaccinia necrosum, eczema vaccinatum, post-
vaccinial encephalitis)
Variola minor (alastrim, cottonpox, milkpox, whitepox, and Cuban
itch)
Buffalopoxvirus (Buffalopox)
Cowpox virus (Cowpox)
Milker's nodes virus (Milker's nodes)
Molluscum contagiosum virus (Molluscum contagiosum)
Monkeypox virus (Monkeypox)
Orf virus (Orf)
Tana (mild pock-forming skin infection) [127]
Yaba monkey tumor virus (regressing histiocytoma) [127]
Papillomaviridae:
Human papillomavirus (warts, genital warts,
laryngeal papillomas,
squamous carcinoma)
Polyomaviridae:
BK polyomavirus or BK virus (nephropathy in immune-compromised
individuals)
JC polyomavirus or JC virus (progressive mulifocal leukoencephalopa-
thy in immune-compromised individuals)
Simian virus 40 or SV40 virus (highly controversial potential cause of
human cancer)
Mimiviridae:
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (pneumonia)
