What is ICTV ? How are viruses named ?

Explanation

ICTV means International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. It regulates the norms of classification and nomenclature of viruses. The ICTV scheme has only three hierarchial levels -
Family (including subfamilies) - Genus - Species
The family names end with the suffix .viridae. while the genus names with .virus"and the species names are common English expressions describing their nature.
Viruses are named after the disease they cause, Eg: Polio virus Using ICTV system, the vifus that causes Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in human beings is classified as
Family: Retroviridae Genus : L.etivirus
Species: Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV).