Virus classification

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Baltimore classification[edit]

• Group I: double-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Herpesviridae (Herpes simplex, Varicella Zoster virus (chickenpox and Herpes zoster), Epstein-Barr virus, (Cytomegalovirus), Poxviridae, Adenovirus, Papillomaviridae (Human papilloma virus)
• Group II: single-stranded DNA viruses. Includes Parvoviridae (Human Parvovirus B19).
• 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. Includes Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza)
• Group VI: reverse transcribing Diploid single-stranded RNA viruses. Includes Retroviridae ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
• Group VII: reverse transcribing Circular double-stranded DNA viruses