Microbiology & Parasitology

DNA Virus Families Mnemonic: Papi Pol, Pa Ad Po, He He

🧠 What this helps you remember

Updated #MgaWalangKwentangMnemonics for DNA viruses

Papi Pol, Pa Ad Po, He He

• Papi = Papillomaviridae
• Pol = Polyomaviridae
• Pa = Parvoviridae
• Ad = Adenoviridae
• Po = Poxviridae
• He = Hepadnaviridae
• He = Herpesviridae

✨ The mnemonic

Papi Pol, Pa Ad Po, He He

Parang nagpapa-add kay Papi Pol sa Facebook… or friendster. XD

❗ Exam Action Item

If a virus is NOT in this list, then it is an RNA virus.

My older mnemonic: PaPaAdPoHeHe

This was based on the old Papovaviridae grouping. Papovaviridae is no longer used. It was split into Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae, which are now separate DNA virus families.

🎯 Memory Triggers

🔗 Related Mnemonics

Older version: PaPaAdPoHeHe

More related mnemonics will be added here as the library grows.