Virus classification
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Baltimore classification
- Group I: double-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Herpesviridae (HSV1 (oral herpes), HSV2 (genital herpes), VZV (chickenpox and Herpes zoster), EBV (Epstein-Barr virus), CMV (Cytomegalovirus)), and Poxviridae.
- Group II: single-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Parvoviridae ().
- Group III: double-stranded RNA viruses
- Group IV: positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes Flaviviridae (West Nile Virus and Dengue fever).
- Group V: negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses.
- Group VI: reverse transcribing Diploid single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes Retroviridae ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Group VII: reverse transcribing Circular double-stranded DNA viruses