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togaviridae
RNA viruses including:
1) rubella virus
2) eastern equine encephalitis virus
3) western equine encephalitis virus
Specific
alphavirus
Ross river virus
rubella virus
General
RNA virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
POSITIVE-STRAND
GENOME-SIZE: 12 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1066-67