DNA viruses

FamilyStructureEnvelopeExamples/importance
HerpesvirusesDouble-stranded, linearEnvelopedHerpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus
HepadnavirusDouble-stranded, circularEnvelopedHepatitis B virus
AdenovirusDouble-stranded, linearNakedCommon cold, conjunctivitis
ParvovirusSingle-stranded, linearNakedParvovirus B19
PapillomavirusDouble-stranded, circularNakedHPV
PoxvirusDouble-stranded, linearEnvelopedSmallpox, molluscum contagiosum
PolyomavirusDouble-stranded, circularNakedJC virus (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)

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