Human DNA viruses

Viruses that store their genetic information as DNA.

A listing of the various families of human DNA viruses and some viruses in each:

• Adenovirus
  • Adenoviruses
• Herpesvirus
  • Herpes simplex virus (HSV) (type 1 and 2) -- herpes
  • Varicella zoster virus (VZV) -- chickenpox, shingles
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) -- infectious mononucleosis a.k.a. the kissing disease
  • Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6)
  • Human herpes virus type 7 (HHV-7)
  • Human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) -- associated with Kaposi's sarcoma
• Hepadnavirus
  • Hepatitis B virus (the other Hepatitis viruses are not DNA viruses)
• Papovavirus
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) -- warts and cervical cancer
  • Polyomavirus
• Parvovirus
  • Adeno Associated Virus
• Poxvirus
  • Smallpox
  • Variola virus
  • Vaccinia virus
  • Monkeypox
  • Coxpox
  • Orf
  • Molluscum contagiosum

If this has been of interest, you may want to check out Human RNA viruses.

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