Diseases Caused By Virus

Diseases Caused By Virus
Viruses have been in existence since time immemorial, as early as the 1800s, although virologists could not identify them positively during the 1800s, proper identification took place in the 1900s with advancement in technology. The virus word originates from a Latin word meaning a poison or toxin. Perfect examples of viruses include Marburg, influenza, HIV, and Ebola to mention but a few. Majority of these viruses are well-known for their virulence and are disgracefully hard to treat because they mutate faster and quite effectively.

A virus cannot survive or reproduce on its own, it would need a host so that it can pass on its genes. Typically, the particle of a virus will consist of a protein cover which contains all the genetic material of a virus. This explains the reason why virologists today are reluctant to categorize viruses as living organisms. Still on point, another reason why it is so difficult to classify viruses is because of their unique behavior that is different from any other form of life today.

Some of the common diseases that are caused by virus include:

- AIDS

- Colorado tick fever

- Burkitt's lymphoma

- chicken pox

- gastroenteritis

- common colds

- encephalitis

- fever blisters

- genital warts

- mononucleosis

- virus hemorrhagic fever

- genital herpes

- German measles

- hepatitis

- influenza

- rabies

- leukemia

- liver cancer

- measles

- mumps

- yellow fever

- oral herpes

- polio

- shingles

- smallpox

- Viral dysentery

- Flu

- Rubella

- Ebola

- Respiratory syncytial virus

- Dengue fever

- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

- Lassa fever

- Arenaviruses

- Bunyavirus

- Filovirus

- Flavivirus

- Hantavirus

- Rotavirus

- Viral meningitis

- West Nile fever

- Arbovirus

- Parainfluenza

- Epstein-Barr virus

- Dengue hemorrhagic fever

- Cytomegalovirus

- Infant Cytomegalic virus

- Meningitis

- 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

- Pneumonia

- St. Louis encephalitis

- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

- Rift Valley Fever

- Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease

- Hendra Virus

- Lyssavirus

- Enteroviruses

- Astrovirus

- Adenoviruses

- Japanese encephalitis

- Cat scratch disease

- Roseola infantum

- Sandfly fevers

- SARS

- Warts

- Slap-cheek syndrome

- Orf

- Pityriasis Rosea