[noone_123i]

Hi all,

I am having very hard time memorizing the Viruses for Micro...so, I was wondering if anyone knew any mnemonics or stories or anything that can help memorize those dame things? Please do let me know...I really need your help..thanks!

 

[drahmednawaz]

Read virus classification chapter from made ridiculously simple.

 

[khanar]

For RNA viruses check this
http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-1-mnemonics/1354-positive-strand-rna-virus.html

 

[Mondoshawan]

I don't know, it's a heap of trouble to be nineteen these days, JC - your poppa had pox, but you could get herpes!

(adenovirus, hepadnavirus, parvovirus B19, DNA, JC virus, papillomavirus, poxvirus, herpesvirus)

 

[drahmednawaz]

Here is even simpler!

 

[doctorsmonsters]

First Aid has mnemonics for most of the stuff that you need to know, do give it a read.

 

[trabada]

DNA viruses: hhappppy family: but first 2 and last 2 in the family are the weird ones (there is no family that is ideal)

H- herpes - WEIRD - ENVELOPED
H-hepadna - WEIRD- ENVELOPED
A - adeno
P - polyoma
P - papillo
P - parvo - WEIRD - only one SS -
P - pox - WEIRD - larges one - ENVELOPED
y

RNA viruses:
Remember these points:
1. Most RNA viruses are ENVELOPED
2. Most RNA viruses are SS (+)

3 categories:

1. NON ENVELOPED SS (-) Rio De janeiro Has Californian PERCHs

R - Rio - D- Ds RNA
H - Hepevirus
C - Calicivi
PERCHs - Picona - Polio, Echo, Rhino, Cox, HAV

2. ENVELOPED SS (+) Flavorful Corona Positively Tastes like Retro Envelope

F- Flavi
C- Corona
P- (+) strand
T - toga
R - retro
E - enveloped

3. ENVELOPED SS (-) Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Negative Replication

A - Arena
B- Bunya
P - Paramyxo
O- ortho
F - filo
N - (-) strand
R - rhabdo


hope it is not too confusing

 

[kdm0101]

DNA Viruses Mnemonic!

DNA VIRUS MNEMONIC FOR INDIANS N PAKISTANIS....GOOD LUCK

Hum Hain Apke Pehle Papa ki Pahli Patni..

as in Hepadna, Herpes, Adeno, Pox, Parvo, Papilloma, Polyoma

 

[Dr. Mexito]

DNA virus mnemonic

Well, we all know that these virus are HHAPPPY. But how to remember which one is linear or which one is circular? Which one is enveloped and which one is naked? Here is how I do (It works really good and is very easy to remember): Its kind of a mathematic thing, just think that "1" = linear and "0" = circular, and it will look like this in your FA:


1-0-1-1-0-0-1
H-H-A-P-P-P-Py

Like this I can remmeber that 11 and 00 are naked.


H - 1 = herpesviruses, linear

H - 0 = hepadnavirus, circular

A - 1 = adenovirus, linear, naked

P - 1 = parvovirus, linear, naked

P - 0 = papillomavirus, circular, naked

P - 0 = polyomavirus, circular, naked

P - 1 = poxvirus, linear

y

 

[Hope2Pass]

Hey, I started this thread a while back and there are a lot of good micro mnemonics in there as well! -

http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-1-mnemonics/9130-mnemonics-microbiology.html

 

[dseehausen]

Paramyxoviridae Mnemonic

PaRaMyxoviRidae
Parainfluenza
RSV
Mumps
Rubeola (measles)

Enveloped, helical, linear, ss(-)RNA

 

[numbndumb]

DNA VIRUS MNEMONIC FOR INDIANS N PAKISTANIS....GOOD LUCK

Hum Hain Apke Pehle Papa ki Pahli Patni..

as in Hepadna, Herpes, Adeno, Pox, Parvo, Papilloma, Polyoma

haha im not indian or pakistani but i got it lol. nice

 

[Dopamine123]

nice one guys

 

[anamshafiq]

Well, we all know that these virus are HHAPPPY. But how to remember which one is linear or which one is circular? Which one is enveloped and which one is naked? Here is how I do (It works really good and is very easy to remember): Its kind of a mathematic thing, just think that "1" = linear and "0" = circular, and it will look like this in your FA:


1-0-1-1-0-0-1
H-H-A-P-P-P-Py

Like this I can remmeber that 11 and 00 are naked.


H - 1 = herpesviruses, linear

H - 0 = hepadnavirus, circular

A - 1 = adenovirus, linear, naked

P - 1 = parvovirus, linear, naked

P - 0 = papillomavirus, circular, naked

P - 0 = polyomavirus, circular, naked

P - 1 = poxvirus, linear

y

thanks very helpful