Virus classification
Vitamin D proven to be antiviral - for many viruses,
no proof yet for Zika (too new)
Some VitaminDWiki references are inserted in the following Wikipedia table
| Virus Family | Examples (common names) | Capsid naked/env. |
Capsid Symmetry |
Nucleic acid type |
Group |
| Flaviviridae | Dengue virus, hepatitis C virus, yellow fever virus, Zika virus , tick-borne encephalitis virus |
Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Reoviridae | Reovirus, rotavirus VitaminDWiki strongly associated | Naked | Icosahedral | ds | 3 |
| Picornaviridae | Enterovirus, rhinovirus, hepatovirus, cardiovirus, aphthovirus, poliovirus, parechovirus, erbovirus, kobuvirus, teschovirus, coxsackie see below |
Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Caliciviridae | Norwalk virus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Togaviridae | Rubella virus, alphavirus | Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Arenaviridae | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | Enveloped | Complex | ss(-) | 5 |
| Orthomyxoviridae | Influenzavirus A, influenzavirus B, influenzavirus C, isavirus, thogotovirus VitaminDWiki Overview Influenza and vitamin D |
Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Paramyxoviridae | Measles virus, mumps virus, respiratory syncytial virus, Rinderpest virus, canine distemper virus |
Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Bunyaviridae | California encephalitis virus, hantavirus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Rhabdoviridae | Rabies virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Filoviridae | Ebola virus, Marburg virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Coronaviridae | Corona virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss | 4 |
| Astroviridae | Astrovirus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Bornaviridae | Borna disease virus | Enveloped | Helical | ss(-) | 5 |
| Arteriviridae | Arterivirus, equine arteritis virus | Enveloped | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
| Hepeviridae | Hepatitis E virus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | 4 |
83 health problems prevented or treated by Vitamin D
Here are the ones which are viral
| ::Health Problem:: | Treat Prevent |
Reduction by Vit D click for details |
RCT = Random Controlled Trial ✻ = link to additional RCT CT = Clinical Trial |
| Influenza (virus and bacteria) |
P | 90 % | RCT Vitamin D Hammer |
| TB (bacteria) | P | 60 % | RCT, 800 IU |
| Respiratory Tract Infection (virus and bacteria) |
P | 63 % | RCT, 4000 IU 1 year 2nd RCT: 2000/800 IU 3rd RCT 20,000 IU weekly |
| Hepatitis-C virus |
T | Enhanced conventional drugs | RCT 2.000 IU |
Virus category listing has items along with related searches
Immune response to respiratory viruses – vitamin D connection – review May 2015
Bacterial vaginosis reduced 10 times by 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT June 2015
Severe malaria 9 percent less likely with each extra 1 nanogram of vitamin D – 2014
Many Infectious diseases (virus) treated and prevented by Vitamin D – review July 2009
Hepatitis B clinical event was 2X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2014
Respiratory Virus risk reduced 35 percent by Vitamin D (14,000 IU weekly) – RCT Oct 2018
Infections infographic contains the following (nothing about Vitamin D)
