Know the poxviruses, including the disease smallpox (caused by variola major).
Know the herpesviruses, including herpes simplex 1 & 2, herpes zoster, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and the diseases they cause.
Know the characteristcs of the hepadnaviruses, especially hepatitis B (HBV).
Know the adenoviruses, including the diseases caused by them.
Know the papovaviruses, especially the human papilloma virus (HPV), and polyoma viruses (BK virus, JC virus), and the diseases they cause.