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Table 3 Classification of detected human virus genera, their primary transmission routes, and corresponding human disease in the study area during the sampling years

From: A broad wastewater screening and clinical data surveillance for virus-related diseases in the metropolitan Detroit area in Michigan

Family

Genus

Structure

Primary Transmission Route

Associated Human Disease

Confirmed Diseases Cases in metropolitan Detroit, MI

References

2020

2021

Adenoviridae

Mastadenovirus

ds DNA

Respiratory, fecal–oral

Common cold

  

[59]

Anelloviridae

Gammatorquevirus

ss DNA

Fecal–oral, parenteral, sexual

May be associated with diseases such as unexplained fever, diabetes, cancer

  

[60]

Astroviridae

Mamastrovirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Gastroenteritis

  

[61]

Caliciviridae

Norovirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Norovirus, Gastroenteritis

104

62

[62]

Sapovirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Gastroenteritis

  

[63]

Coronaviridae

Alphacoronavirus

ss RNA (+)

Respiratory

Common cold

  

[64]

Betacoronavirus

ss RNA (+)

Respiratory, Zoonosis

SARS, MERS, COVID-19

36,567

729,275

[64]

Filoviridae

Marburgvirus

ss RNA (-)

Zoonosis, fomite

Viral hemorrhagic fevers

  

[65]

Flaviviridae

Flavivirus

ss RNA (+)

Zoonosis, arthropod bite/borne

Encephalitis, dengue fever

8

2

[66]

West Nile

35

44

Zika

4

NR

Hepacivirus

ss RNA (+)

Sexual, blood

Hepatitis C

2541

1739

[67]

Hantaviridae

Orthohantavirus

ss RNA (-)

Zoonosis, urine, saliva

Viral hemorrhagic fevers, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

  

[68]

Hepeviridae

Orthohepevirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Hepatitis E

5

7

[69]

Hepadnaviridae

Orthohepadnavirus

RT

Sexual contact, blood

Hepatitis B

3066

376

[70]

Herpesviridae

Rhadinovirus

ds DNA

Sexual contact, saliva

Skin lymphoma

  

[71]

Varicellovirus

ds DNA

Respiratory, contact

Chickenpox

62

60

[72]

Shingles

386

244

Simplexvirus

ds DNA

Sexual contact, saliva

Skin lesions

  

[73]

Roseolovirus

ds DNA

Respiratory, contact

Encephalitis

  

[74]

Lymphocryptovirus

ds DNA

Zoonosis, animal bite, contact, saliva

Encephalitis, mononucleosis

  

[75]

Cytomegalovirus

ds DNA

Contact, urine, saliva

Mononucleosis, pneumonia

  

[76]

Matonaviridae

Rubivirus

ss RNA (+)

Respiratory

Rubella

4

3

[77]

Orthomyxoviridae

Alphainfluenzavirus

ss RNA (-)

Respiratory, zoonosis, animal contact

Acute febrile respiratory tract infection

  

[59]

Paramyxoviridae

Respirovirus

ss RNA (-)

Respiratory

Common cold

  

[59]

Papillomaviridae

Alphapapillomavirus

ds DNA

Sexual, contact

Genital warts, cervical cancer, skin warts

  

[78]

Nupapillomavirus

ds DNA

Contact

Skin warts

  

[78]

Betapapillomavirus

ds DNA

Contact

Warts, papilloma, malignant tumors

  

[78]

Gammapapillomavirus

ds DNA

Contact

Warts, papilloma

  

[78]

Mupapillomavirus

ds DNA

Contact

Skin warts

  

[78]

Parvoviridae

Bocaparvovirus

ss DNA

Respiratory

Acute respiratory illness

  

[79]

Erythroparvovirus

ss DNA

Respiratory

Fifth disease, skin lesions

  

[80]

Peribunyaviridae

Orthobunyavirus

ss RNA (-)

Zoonosis, arthropod bite

Encephalitis, fever, joint pain

  

[81]

Picornaviridae

Hepatovirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Hepatitis A

13

15

[82]

Parechovirus

ss RNA (+)

Respiratory

Mild, gastrointestinal, or respiratory illness

  

[83]

Enterovirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral, respiratory

Meningitis, myocarditis, paralysis, common cold, diarrhea, neurological disorder, poliomyelitis

  

[84]

Cardiovirus

ss RNA (+)

Zoonosis

Encephalitis

  

[85]

Kobuvirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Gastroenteritis

  

[86]

Salivirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral

Gastroenteritis

  

[87]

Cosavirus

ss RNA (+)

Fecal–oral (probable)

Gastroenteritis (probable)

  

[88]

Polyomaviridae

Betapolyomavirus

ds DNA

Respiratory

May be associated with central nervous system disease

  

[89, 90]

Poxviridae

Orthopoxvirus

ds DNA

Respiratory, zoonosis, contact

Skin lesions, smallpox

  

[54]

Parapoxvirus

ds DNA

Zoonosis, contact

Skin lesions

  

[91]

Molluscipoxvirus

ds DNA

Contact

Skin lesions

  

[92]

Reoviridae

Seadornavirus

dsRNA

Zoonosis, arthropod bite

Encephalitis

  

[93]

Retroviridae

Deltaretrovirus

RT

Sexual contact, maternal-neonatal

Leukemia

  

[94]

Spumavirus

RT

Animal bites

Associated with T lymphocyte differentiation and monocyte activation

  

[95]

Gammaretrovirus

RT

Often from mother to offspring

Multiple sclerosis (probable)

  

[96]

Lentivirus

RT

Sexual contact, blood

HIV

334

412

[97]

Rhabdoviridae

Lyssavirus

ss RNA (-)

Zoonosis, animal bite

Fatal encephalitis, encephalitis

  

[98]

Togaviridae

Alphavirus

ss RNA (+)

Zoonosis, arthropod bite

Fever, joint pain, chikungunya, encephalitis, pogosta disease

2

1

[99]

  1. Blank cells indicate that data is not available. Human diseases in red font correspond to the number of confirmed cases listed in the following column. Disease cases were based on the weekly disease reports published by the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS) in years 2021 and 2022. Abbreviations: ds DNA: double stranded DNA; ss DNA: single-stranded DNA; ss RNA (+): single-stranded positive RNA; ss RNA (−): single-stranded negative RNA; RT: reverse transcribing viruses. SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome; MERS: Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019