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arenaviridae
RNA viruses including:
1) lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
2) Lassa fever virus
3) Whitewater Arroyo virus
4) South American hemorrhagic fever virus
Genetics:
- genome consists of 2 single-stranded RNA circular segments
Specific
arenavirus
General
RNA virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
CIRCULAR
GENOME-SIZE: 10-14 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1066-67