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. 2003 Nov 21;49(6):979–1000. doi: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)02727-0

Table I.

%Tropical viruses with dermatologic findings

Virus family Characteristics Virus
RNA viruses
Flaviviridae Single-stranded RNA, positive-sense, enveloped Dengue virus
Yellow fever virus
West Nile virus
Filoviridae Single-stranded RNA, negative-sense, enveloped Ebola virus
Marburg virus
Bunyaviridae Single-stranded RNA, negative-sense, enveloped Hantavirus complex, Rift Valley fever virus, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Arenaviridae Single-stranded RNA, negative-sense, enveloped Lassa virus, Tacaribe complex virus (Junin, Sabia, Guanarito, and Machupo viruses)
Retroviridae Single-stranded RNA, positive-sense Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I)
DNA viruses
Herpesviridae Double-stranded DNA, enveloped Herpesvirus simiae (B virus)
Poxviridae Double-stranded DNA, enveloped Monkeypox virus