It is estimated that there are 10³¹ viruses on our planet. Fortunately, the vast majority of them only infect bacteria and are harmless to humans. In fact, we sometimes use them to treat bacterial infections or prevent bacterial growth on food. But there are some viruses that cause devastating diseases in humans. For example, influenza takes around 400,000 human lives every year.
The following images are inspired by (but do not accurately depict) some of the genera of viruses that cause disease in humans.
Adenovirus
Alphacoronavirus
Alphainfluenzavirus
Alphapapillomavirus
Alphapolyomavirus
Betacoronavirus
Betainfluenzavirus
Betapolyomavirus
Bocaparvovirus
Bocavirus
Circovirus
Coltivirus
Coxsackievirus
Cytomegalovirus
Deltapolyomavirus
Deltavirus
Dependoparvovirus
Duvinacovirus
Ebolavirus
Embecovirus
Enterovirus
Erythroparvovirus
Flavivirus
Gammainfluenzavirus
Henipavirus
Hepacivirus
Hepatovirus
Herpesvirus
Lentivirus
Lymphocryptovirus
Lyssavirus
Mamastrovirus
Mammarenavirus
Marburgvirus
Mastadenovirus
Marbecovirus
Metapneumovirus
Molluscipoxvirus
Morbillivirus
Norovirus
Nupapillomavirus
Orbivirus
Orthohantavirus
Orthohepadnavirus
Orthohepevirus
Orthonairovirus
Orthopneumovirus
Orthopoxvirus
Orthorubulavirus
Parapoxvirus
Parvovirus
Poliovirus
Polyomavirus
Respirovirus
Rhabdovirus
Rhadinovirus
Rhinovirus
Roseolovirus
Rotavirus
Rubivirus
Rubulavirus
Sarbecovirus
Setracovirus
Simplexvirus
Tetraparvovirus
Varicellovirus
Yatapoxvirus
These illustrations were drawn using Stable Diffusion 2.1.
