Viruses

Classification

  1. RNA / DNA
    • RNA: Influenzae, HIV, Rubella
    • DNA: HSV, HPV, HIV
  2. Size: parvovirus, picornavirus
  3. Shape: rhabdovirus, small round virus
  4. Tissue - Adeno (glandular), enterovirus

Neoplastic viruses

  1. Directly cause neoplasia
    • EBV: Burkitt's lymphoma (8:14), Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
    • HPV: Cervical carcinoma
  2. Predispose to neoplasia
    • Chronic hepatitis: hepatocellular carcinoma
    • AIDS: Lymphoma