HUMAN RNA VIRUSES

VIRUS SIZE CAPSID NUCLEIC ACID (RNA)

FAMILY (nm) MEMB SYMM TYPE FORM SEG GEN kb MEMBERS
REOVIRIDAE 60 no icos III ds 10 10 24 Colorado
tick fever
PICORNAVIRIDAE 25 no icos IV ss+ 1 10 7-8 rhino-
5'-VPg entero-
3'-polyA (polio, HAV)
Coxsackie
CALICIVIRIDAE 35 no icos IV ss+ 1 5 7.5 Norwalk
5'-VPg agent,
3'-polyA HEV
ASTROVIRIDAE 28 no icos IV ss+ 1 7 7-8 HAstV-1
3'-polyA
TOGAVIRIDAE 65 yes icos IV ss+ 1 7 10-12 EEE, WEE,
5'-CAP VEE,
3'-polyA rubella
FLAVIVIRIDAE 45 yes icos IV ss+ 1 6-7 9.5-11 dengue,
5'-CAP yellow fever
SLE, WNV, HCV
NIDOVIRALES
CORONAVIRIDAE 120 yes helix IV ss+ 1 6-8 27-33 human
5'-CAP corona
3'-polyA
ARTERIVIRIDAE 60 yes helix IV ss+ 1 6-8 13 equine
5'-CAP arteritis
3'-polyA
MONONEGAVIRALES
BORNAVIRIDAE 150 yes helix V ss- 1 5 8.9 borna virus
FILOVIRIDAE 970X yes helix V ss- 1 7 19 Ebola,
80 Marburg
RHABDOVIRIDAE 150 yes helix V ss- 1 5-6 11-12 rabies, VSV

PARAMYXOVIRIDAE 150 yes helix V ss- 1 7 15 parainfluenza

RSV, mumps

BUNYAVIRIDAE 100 yes helix V ss-(+) 3 6 12-13 Rift Valley

fever, CE

ARENAVIRIDAE 100 yes helix V ss-+ 2 5 10-11 Lassa fever

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE 100 yes helix V ss- 8 10 13.6 influenza
LCM
measles

RETROVIRIDAE 130 yes ? VI ss+ 1 5-9 7-10 MLV, ASV

2 copies MMTV, MPMV
TR Visna, HIV
5'-CAP Spuma
3'-polyA