Viruses Subcellular Consists of nucleic acid and a protein coat
Nucleic acid can be
◦ Single-stranded DNA (parvovirus: mild rash)
◦ Double-stranded DNA (Herpes simplex; varicella zoster: chicken pox, shingles; smallpox virus)
◦ Single-stranded RNA (Rhinovirus: common cold; poliovirus; hepatitis A and B viruses; SARS; MERS; ebola virus; influenza virus; measles virus; mumps virus; rabies virus; human immunodeficiency virus, HIV; RNA tumor viruses, leukemia)
◦ Double-stranded RNA (Colorado tick fever virus)