Types of Viral diseases

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Viral diseases: Types list

The list of types of Viral diseases mentioned in various sources includes:

Molluscum contagiosum
HTLV
HTLV-1
HIV/AIDS
Human Papillomavirus
Herpesvirus
Herpes
Genital herpes
Viral dysentery
Categories of viruses by their structure:
- RNA virus - where the virus is made out of RNA
- DNA virus - where the virus is made out of DNA
- Retrovirus - a subcategory of RNA virus that makes its own DNA within the infected cell
Large category groups of viruses:
- Herpesviruses
- Arenavirus
- Coronavirus
- Enterovirus
Common cold
Flu
Measles
Rubella
Chicken pox
Mumps
Polio
Rabies
Mononucleosis
Ebola
Respiratory syncytial virus
Dengue fever
Yellow fever
Lassa fever
Arenaviruses
Bunyavirus
Filovirus
Flavivirus
Hantavirus
Rotavirus
Viral meningitis
West Nile fever
Arbovirus
Parainfluenza
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Epstein-Barr virus
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Cytomegalovirus
Infant Cytomegalic virus
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Viral gastroenteritis
Acute Appendicitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Chronic Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Chronic Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis X
Cold sores
Ocular Herpes
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Shingles
Pneumonia
Encephalitis, California serogroup viral
St. Louis encephalitis
Rift Valley Fever
Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease
Hendra Virus
Enteroviruses
Astrovirus
Adenoviruses
Japanese encephalitis
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Roseola infantum
Sandfly fever
SARS
Warts
Cat scratch disease
Slap-cheek syndrome
Orf
Pityriasis Rosea
Lyssavirus

Types discussion:

Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID (Excerpt)

Although types of viruses behave differently, most survive by taking over the machinery that makes a cell work. Briefly, when a single virus particle, a "virion", comes in contact with a cell it likes, it may attach to special landing sites on the surface of that cell. From there, the virus may inject molecules into the cell, or the cell may swallow up the virion. Once inside the cell, viral molecules such as DNA or RNA direct the cell to make new virus offspring. That's how a virus "infects" a cell. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)

Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID (Excerpt)

Viruses can even "infect" bacteria. These viruses, called bacteriophages, may help researchers develop alternatives to antibiotic medicines for wiping out bacterial infections. (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)

Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID (Excerpt)

Many viral infections do not result in disease. For example, by the time most people in the United States become adults, they have been infected by cytomegalovirus (CMV). Most of these people, however, do not develop CMV disease symptoms. Other viral infections can result in deadly diseases, such as HIV infection, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). (Source: excerpt from Microbes in Sickness and in Health - Publications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: NIAID)

What is rabies?: DVRD (Excerpt)

More than 300 viruses in animals have been discovered. Some are harmless and others cause disease, such as the common cold or measles. Other viruses include the flu virus, the chickenpox virus, the Ebola virus, and the virus that causes AIDS. (Source: excerpt from What is rabies?: DVRD)