What are types of viral infections?

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Viral infections:
These are said to be those infections whose pathogens or causative agents are viruses.
Viruses gain entry through various pathways like the nasopharyngeal or oral-fecal pathway.
The viruses make use of host machinery and replicate inside the host body, further heightening the effects of the infection.
The different types of viral infections are given below:
Smallpox: Variola viruses
Common cold: Rhinovirus
Rabies: Rabies lyssavirus
Hepatitis: Hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus
Poliomyelitis: Poliovirus
Measles: Rubeola virus
Influenza: Influenza virus (RNA virus)
Encephalitis: Herpes Simplex Virus
Mumps: Paramyxovirus
COVID: Coronavirus

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