Oncogenic DNA Viruses

Virus

 

Disease

 

Cancer

 

Papovaviridae

Papillomavirus (some)

Warts, including STD genital warts

Uterine (cervical) cancer

Herpesviridae Lymphocryptovirus (Epstein-Barr virus)

Infectious mononucleosis

Burkitt's lymphoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

??Hodgkin's disease

Hepadnavirus

Hepatitis B virus(HBV)

Hepatitis B (infectious hepatitis)

Liver cancer

Adenoviridae

Acute respiratory disease; Common cold

Adenocarcinomas (cancer of glandular epithelial tissues)

Poxviridae

Smallpox; cowpox

Miscellaneous

 

Oncogenic RNA Viruses of the Family Retroviridae

Virus

 

Cancer

 

Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1; HTLV-2)

Adult T-cell leukemia

Lymphoma

Sarcoma viruses of cats, chickens, rodents

Sarcomas (cancer of connective tissues)

Mammary tumor virus of mice

Mammary gland tumors

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV)

Feline leukemia

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