Diseases Caused by Virus To Human
| Disease | Causal Agent | Organs Affected | Transmission / Vector |
Influenza |
RNA |
Respiratory
Tract |
Droplets |
Adenovirus
Infections |
DNA |
Lungs,
Eyes |
Droplets,
Contact
Droplets |
Respiratory
Syncytial
Disease |
RNA |
Respiratory
Tract |
Droplets |
Rhinovirus
Infections |
RNA |
Upper
Respiratory
Tract |
Droplets,Contact |
Herpes
Simplex |
DNA |
Skin,Pharynx,
Genital
organs |
Contact |
Chicken
pox
(
Varicella) |
DNA |
Skin,
Nervous
System |
Droplets,
Contact |
Measles
(Rubeola) |
RNA |
Respiratory
Tract,
Skin |
Droplets,
Contact |
German
Measles
(
Rubella) |
RNA |
Skin |
Droplets,
Contact |
Mumps
(Epidemic
Parotitis) |
RNA |
Salivary
Glands,
Blood |
Droplets |
Small
Pox
(Variola) |
DNA |
Skin,
Blood |
Contact,
Droplets |
Warts
Kawasaki
Disease |
DNA |
Skin |
? |
Yellow
Fever |
RNA |
Liver,
Blood |
Mosquito
(
Aedes
Aegypti) |
Dengue
Fever |
RNA |
Blood,
Muscles |
Mosquito
(
Aedes
Aegypti
) |
Hepatitis
A |
RNA |
Liver |
Food,
Water,
Contact |
Hepatitis
B |
DNA |
Liver |
Contact
with
body
Fluids |
NANB
Hepatitis |
RNA |
Liver |
Contact
with
body
Fluids |
Viral
Gastroenteritis |
Many
RNA
Viruses |
Intestine |
Food,
Water |
Viral
Fevers |
Many
RNA
Viruses |
Blood |
Contact,arthropods |
Cytomegalovirus
Disease |
DNA |
Blood,
Lungs |
Contact,
Congenital
transfer |
AIDS |
Retrovirus
(
RNA) |
T-lymphocytes |
Contact
with
body
Fluids |
Rabies |
RNA |
Brain,
Spinal
cord |
Conact
with
body
Fluids |
Polio |
RNA |
Intestine,Brain,
Spinal
Cord |
Food,
Water,
Contact |
Slow
Virus
Disease |
Prions |
Brain |
? |
Arboviral
Enephalitis |
Many
RNA
viruses |
Brain |
Anthropods |