Table 1.
Taxonomy of viruses infectious to humans
| Family | Genus | Species | Glomerulonephritis?a |
|---|---|---|---|
| dsDNA viruses | |||
| Adenoviridae | Mastadenovirus | Human adenovirus A, B, C, D, E, F, G | Y |
| Herpesviridae | Simplexvirus | Human herpesvirus 1,2 (HSV) | Y |
| Varicellovirus | Human herpesvirus 3 (VZV) | Y | |
| Lymphocryptovirus | Human herpesvirus 4 (EBV) | Y | |
| Cytomegalovirus | Human herpesvirus 5 (CMV) | Y | |
| Roseolovirus | Human herpesvirus 6A, 6B, 7 (HHV) | N | |
| Papillomaviridae | Mupapillomavirus | Human papilloma virus 1 | N |
| Alphapapillomavirus | Human papilloma virus 2, 6, 11, 16, 18 | N | |
| Polyomaviridae | Polyomavirus | BK, JC, Simian virus 40 | N |
| Poxviridae | Molluscipoxvirus | Molluscum contagiosum virus | N |
| Orthopoxvirus | Cowpox, Vaccinia, Variola virus | Y | |
| ssDNA viruses | |||
| Anelloviridae | Alphatorquevirus | Torque teno virus (TTV) | N |
| Parvoviridae | Dependovirus | Adeno-associated virus-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | N |
| Erythrovirus | Human parvovirus B19 | Y | |
| dsRNA viruses | |||
| Reoviridae | Rotavirus | Rotavirus A, B, C, D, E | N |
| Negative-sense ssRNA viruses | |||
| Arenaviridae | Arenavirus | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) | N |
| Deltavirus | Hepatitis D virus (HDV) | N | |
| Bunyaviridae | Bunyavirus | Bunyamwera virus | N |
| Hantavirus | Hantaan virus | Y | |
| Nairovirus | Dugbe virus | N | |
| Phlebovirus | Rift Valley fever virus | N | |
| Filoviridae | Ebolavirus | Ebola virus | N |
| Marburgvirus | Marburg virus | N | |
| Orthomyxoviridae | Influenzavirus A | Influenza A virus | Y |
| Influenzavirus B | Influenza B virus | Y | |
| Influenzavirus C | Influenza C virus | N | |
| Paramyxoviridae | Metapneumovirus | Human metapneumovirus | N |
| Morbillivirus | Measles virus | Y | |
| Pneumovirus | Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | N | |
| Respirovirus | Parainfluenza 1, 3, Sendai virus | N | |
| Rubulavirus | Mumps, Parainfluenza virus 2, 4 | Y | |
| Rhabdoviridae | Lyssavirus | Rabies virus | Y |
| Vesiculovirus | Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) | N | |
| Positive-sense ssRNA Viruses | |||
| Astroviridae | Astrovirus | Astrovirus 1 | N |
| Caliciviridae | Norovirus | Norwalk virus | N |
| Sapovirus | Sapporo virus | N | |
| Coronaviridae | Alphacoronavirus | Coronavirus 229E, NL63 | N |
| Betacoronovirus | Coronavirus HKU1 (SARS) | Y | |
| Torovirus | Torovirus | N | |
| Flaviviridae | Flavivirus | Dengue, St. Louis, West Nile, Yellow fever | Y |
| Hepacivirus | Hepatitis C virus (HCV) | Y | |
| Hepeviridae | Hepevirus | Hepatitis E virus (HEV) | N |
| Picornaviridae | Aphthovirus | Foot-and-mouth disease virus O | N |
| Cardiovirus | Encephalomyocarditis virus | N | |
| Enterovirus | Coxsackie A, B, Echovirus 6, Poliovirus | Y | |
| Rhinovirus A, B, C | N | ||
| Hepatovirus | Hepatitis A virus (HAV) | Y | |
| Parechovirus | Human parechovirus | N | |
| Togaviridae | Alphavirus | Barmah Forest (BFV), Ross River virus (RRV) | Y |
| Rubivirus | Rubella virus | Y | |
| DNA and RNA reverse transcribing viruses | |||
| Hepadnaviridae | Orthohepadnavirus | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) | Y |
| Retrovirideae | Lentivirus | Human immunodeficiency virus 1, 2 (HIV) | Y |
| Deltaretrovirus | Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) | N | |
ds double-stranded, ss single-stranded
aVirus has been associated (yes, Y) or not (no, N) with glomerular disease in native kidneys