#animal_virus  an animal pathogen that is a virus
  supertype:  #virus__viru  ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic
  subtype:  #adenovirus  any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
     subtype:  #parainfluenza_virus__parainfluenzaviru  a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children
  subtype:  #ebola_virus__ebolaviru  a virus that causes viral hemorrhagic fever
  subtype:  #poxvirus  any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
     subtype:  #myxoma_virus  a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
     subtype:  #variola_virus__variolaviru__smallpox_virus  the virus that causes smallpox in humans
        subtype:  #variola_major_virus__variolamajorviru__variola_major__variolamajor  a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
        subtype:  #variola_minor_virus__variolaminorviru__variola_minor__variolaminor  a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
  subtype:  #hepadnavirus  a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans
  subtype:  #retrovirus  any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)
     subtype:  #HTLV-1__human_T-cell_leukemia_virus-1  retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
     subtype:  #HIV__human_immunodeficiency_virus  the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
  subtype:  #myxovirus__myxoviru  any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps
     subtype:  #orthomyxovirus  a group of viruses including those causing influenza
     subtype:  #paramyxovirus__paramyxoviru  a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles
        subtype:  #respiratory_syncytial_virus__respiratorysyncytialviru  a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
  subtype:  #picornavirus  a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
     subtype:  #enterovirus__enteroviru  any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
        subtype:  #poliovirus  the virus causing poliomyelitis
        subtype:  #hepatitis_A_virus  the virus causing hepatitis A
        subtype:  #coxsackievirus__Coxsackie_virus  enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
        subtype:  #echovirus__echoviru  any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
     subtype:  #rhinovirus  any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
  subtype:  #herpes_virus__herpes  any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
     subtype:  #herpes_simplex_virus__herpes_simplex  a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
        subtype:  #herpes_simplex_1__HS1__HSv-1  a herpes virus that causes oral herpes
        subtype:  #herpes_simplex_2__HS2__HSV-2  a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
     subtype:  #herpes_zoster_virus__herpes_zoster  a herpes virus that causes shingles
        subtype:  #herpes_varicella_zoster_virus__herpes_varicella_zoster  a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
     subtype:  #Epstein-Barr_virus__EBV  the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
     subtype:  #cytomegalovirus__cytomegaloviru  any of a group of herpes viruses that can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
     subtype:  #varicella_zoster_virus  the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox
  subtype:  #papovavirus__papovaviru  any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
     subtype:  #human_papilloma_virus__humanpapillomaviru  any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors
     subtype:  #polyoma_virus__polyomaviru__polyoma  a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
  subtype:  #togavirus__togaviru  any of a group of single-strand RNA viruses including those causing hepatitis non-A non-B and yellow fever
  subtype:  #rhabdovirus__rhabdoviru  any of a group of RNA viruses including those causing rabies
  subtype:  #reovirus  any of a group of RNA viruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
     subtype:  #rotavirus__rotaviru  the reovirus causing infant enteritis
  subtype:  #parvovirus__parvo  any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

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