Simplified taxonomy of main viruses infecting humans

The diagram below displays a simplified classification scheme of the main viruses commonly associated with human diseases, based on International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses Database (ICTVdB) and other sources.
 
Viral family names end with "viridae", sub-family with "virinae" and genus with "virus". Mononegavirales and Nidovirales represent two viral orders regrouping viral families.
 
In the diagram, viruses with single-stranded DNA genome are indicated as ss DNA and those with single-stranded RNA, as ss RNA. Viruses with double-stranded DNA genome are indicated as ds DNA and those with double-stranded RNA, as ds RNA.
 
During the replication cycle, viruses that belong to the Hepadnaviridae family have their DNA genome transcribed into RNA, then reverse-transcribed into DNA (DNA→RNA→DNA). Viruses from the Retroviridae family have their RNA genome reverse-transcribed into DNA, then transcribed into RNA (RNA→DNA→RNA).
  
Move your mouse on top of viral family names in the diagram to reveal names of the main human viruses that belong to these families. Some of the viruses listed are naturally found in animal species but can occasionally infect humans as well.
  

Use the diagram to facilitate your search in the database and identify viruses according to their taxonomic status.

Reoviridae (ds RNA)
Orthoreovirus: Mammalian orthoreovirus
Rotavirus: Human Rotavirus
Hepadnaviridae (DNA - RNA - DNA)
Orthohepadnavirus: Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Adenoviridae (ds DNA)
Mastadenovirus: Human adenoviruses
Poxviridae (ds DNA)
Orthopoxvirus: Vaccinia virus; Variola virus
Herpesviridae (ds DNA)
Alphaherpesvirinae
Simplexvirus: Human herpesvirus 1, 2 (Herpes simplex, HSV-1, HSV-2)
Varicellovirus: Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicella-Zoster virus, VZV)

Betaherpesvirinae
Cytomegalovirus: Human herpesvirus 5 (Human cytomegalovirus, CMV)
Roseolovirus: Human herpesvirus 6, 7

Gammaherpesvirinae
Lymphocryptovirus: Human herpesvirus 4 (Epstein-Barr virus, EBV)
Rhadinovirus: Human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposis sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, KSHV)
Papillomaviridae (ds DNA)
Alphapapillomavirus: Human papillomavirus 2, 6, 7, 10, 16, 18, 26, 32, 34, 53, 54, 61, 71, cand90
Betapapillomavirus: Human papillomavirus 5, 9, 49, cand92, cand96
Gammapapillomavirus: Human papillomavirus 4, 48, 50, 60, 88
Mupapillomavirus: Human papillomavirus 1, 63
Nupapillomavirus: Human papillomavirus 41
Polymaviridae (ds DNA)
Polyomavirus (SV40-like subgroup): BK polyomavirus (BKPyV); JC polyomavirus(JCPyV); KI polyomavirus (Karolinska Institutet virus, KIPyV); WU polyomavirus (Washington University virus, WUPyV)
Polyomavirus (Murine polyomavirus-like subgroup): Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV or MCPyV)
Parvoviridae (ss DNA)
Erythrovirus: Human parvovirus B19
Dependovirus: Human adeno-associated virus
Bocavirus: Human bocavirus (HBoV)
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) (ss RNA (-) polarity)
NOT ASSIGNED TO A FAMILY
Rhabdoviridae (Mononegavirales) (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Lyssavirus: Rabies virus
Vesiculovirus: Vesicular Stomatitis virus (VSV)
Filoviridae (Mononegavirales) (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Marburgvirus: Lake Victoria Marburgvirus (Marburg virus)
Ebolavirus: Zaire virus (Ebola virus)
Paramyxoviridae (Mononegavirales) (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Respirovirus: Human parainfluenzavirus 1, 3 (PIV)
Morbillivirus: Measles virus
Rubulavirus: Mumps virus Human parainfluenzavirus 2, 4 (PIV)
Henipavirus: Hendra virus; Nipah virus
Pneumovirus: Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Metapneumovirus: Human metapneumovirus (MPV)
Bunyaviridae (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Orthobunyavirus: Bunyamwera virus; California Encephalitis virus
Hantavirus: Hantaan virus; Sin Nombre virus
Nairovirus: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV)
Phlebovirus: Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV); Punta Toro virus
Arenaviridae (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Arenavirus: Lymphochoriomeningitis virus (LCMV); Lassa virus; Junin virus; Machupo virus; Guanarito virus; Tacaribe virus; Sabia virus; Lujo virus
Orthomyxoviridae (ss RNA (-) polarity)
Influenzavirus A: Influenza A virus
Influenzavirus B: Influenza B virus
Influenzavirus C: Influenza C virus
Coronaviridae (Nidovirales) (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Coronavirus: Human coronavirus; Human enteric coronavirus; SARS coronavirus
Torovirus: Human torovirus
Flaviviridae (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Flavivirus: Yellow Fever virus (YFV); Tick-borne Encephalitis virus (TBEV); Dengue virus; Modoc virus; Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV); St-Louis Encephalitis virus (SLEV); West Nile virus (WNV)
Hepacivirus: Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Hepatitis G virus (HGV, GB virus)
Togaviridae (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Alphavirus: Sindbis virus; Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE); Semliki Forest virus; Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus (VEE); Western Equine Encephalitis virus (WEE); Chikungunya virus
Rubivirus: Rubella virus
Picornaviridae (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Enterovirus: Poliovirus; Human Enterovirus A, B, C (Coxsackievirus A, B, C; Human Echovirus); Human Enterovirus D, E
Rhinovirus: Human Rhinovirus A, B (HRV)
Cardiovirus: Encephalomyocarditis virus; Theilovirus
Aphthovirus: Foot-and-mouth disease virus
Hepatovirus: Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
Parechovirus: Human parechovirus
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) (ss RNA (+) polarity)
NOT ASSIGNED TO A FAMILY
Caliciviridae (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Norovirus: Norwalk virus
Sapovirus: Sapporo virus
Astroviridae (ss RNA (+) polarity)
Mamastroviridae: Human astrovirus 1 to 8
Retroviridae (RNA - DNA - RNA)
Deltaretrovirus: Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, 2 (HTLV-1, 2)
Gammaretrovirus: Xenotropic murine leukemia-related virus (XMRV)
Lentivirus: Human immunodeficiency virus 1, 2 (HIV-1, 2)
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