#animal_virus  an animal pathogen that is a virus
  supertype:  virus__viru  ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic
  subtype:  adenovirus  any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
     subtype:  parainfluenza_virus__parainfluenzaviru  a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children
  subtype:  ebola_virus__ebolaviru  a virus that causes viral hemorrhagic fever
  subtype:  poxvirus  any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
     subtype:  myxoma_virus  a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
     subtype:  variola_virus__variolaviru__smallpox_virus  the virus that causes smallpox in humans
        subtype:  variola_major_virus__variolamajorviru__variola_major__variolamajor  a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
        subtype:  variola_minor_virus__variolaminorviru__variola_minor__variolaminor  a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
  subtype:  hepadnavirus  a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans
  subtype:  retrovirus  any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)
     subtype:  HTLV-1__human_T-cell_leukemia_virus-1  retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
     subtype:  HIV__human_immunodeficiency_virus  the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
  subtype:  myxovirus__myxoviru  any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps
     subtype:  orthomyxovirus  a group of viruses including those causing influenza
     subtype:  paramyxovirus__paramyxoviru  a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles
        subtype:  respiratory_syncytial_virus__respiratorysyncytialviru  a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
  subtype:  picornavirus  a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
     subtype:  enterovirus__enteroviru  any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
        subtype:  poliovirus  the virus causing poliomyelitis
        subtype:  hepatitis_A_virus  the virus causing hepatitis A
        subtype:  coxsackievirus__Coxsackie_virus  enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
        subtype:  echovirus__echoviru  any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
     subtype:  rhinovirus  any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
  subtype:  herpes_virus__herpes  any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
     subtype:  herpes_simplex_virus__herpes_simplex  a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
        subtype:  herpes_simplex_1__HS1__HSv-1  a herpes virus that causes oral herpes
        subtype:  herpes_simplex_2__HS2__HSV-2  a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
     subtype:  herpes_zoster_virus__herpes_zoster  a herpes virus that causes shingles
        subtype:  herpes_varicella_zoster_virus__herpes_varicella_zoster  a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
     subtype:  Epstein-Barr_virus__EBV  the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
     subtype:  cytomegalovirus__cytomegaloviru  any of a group of herpes viruses that can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
     subtype:  varicella_zoster_virus  the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox
  subtype:  papovavirus__papovaviru  any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
     subtype:  human_papilloma_virus__humanpapillomaviru  any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors
     subtype:  polyoma_virus__polyomaviru__polyoma  a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
  subtype:  togavirus__togaviru  any of a group of single-strand RNA viruses including those causing hepatitis non-A non-B and yellow fever
  subtype:  rhabdovirus__rhabdoviru  any of a group of RNA viruses including those causing rabies
  subtype:  reovirus  any of a group of RNA viruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
     subtype:  rotavirus__rotaviru  the reovirus causing infant enteritis
  subtype:  parvovirus__parvo  any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

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