How are Arenaviruses transmitted?
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How are Arenaviruses transmitted?
People become infected by breathing in the virus after rodent urine, droppings, or nesting materials are stirred up, such as during cleaning. People can also get infected by touching their face after touching the virus, through the bites or scratches of infected rodents, and by eating contaminated food.
Is Arenaviridae enveloped?
Summary. Members of the family Arenaviridae produce enveloped virions containing genomes consisting of 2 to 3 single-stranded RNA segments totaling about 10.5 kb (Table 1. Arenaviridae). Arenaviruses are currently classified into four genera (Antennavirus, Hartmanivirus, Mammarenavirus, and Reptarenavirus).
How can you prevent arenavirus?
In some cases, infected people will need to be hospitalized until the illness subsides. What can be done to prevent the spread of Arenaviridae? General rules of thumb: • Avoid contact with blood and body fluids of infected individuals • Prevent rodents from nesting in or near your home.
Which of the following are characteristics of Orthomyxoviruses?
orthomyxovirus, any virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae. Orthomyxoviruses have enveloped virions (virus particles) that measure between 80 and 120 nm (1 nm = 10−9 metre) in diameter. The nucleocapsid, which consists of a protein shell, or capsid, and contains the viral nucleic acids, has helical symmetry.
What is Ambisense?
Ambisense is a situation in which both the genome and its complement contain some coding information. Remember, translation always occurs in the 5′ to 3′ direction, so the two strands are being translated in opposite directions. Strictly speaking, each strand has regions of + and – polarity, hence ambisense.
What is the approximate size of the orthomyxoviruses?
In general, the virus’s morphology is ellipsoidal with particles 100–120 nm in diameter, or filamentous with particles 80–100 nm in diameter and up to 20 µm long.
Is LCM contagious?
Infection in house mouse populations may vary by geographic location, though it is estimated that 5% of house mice throughout the United States carry LCMV and are able to transmit virus for the duration of their lives without showing any sign of illness.
What is Ambisense strategy?
Ambisense viruses contain at least one ambisense RNA segment, i.e. an RNA that is in part of positive and in part of negative polarity. Because of this unique gene organization, one might expect ambisense RNA viruses to borrow expression strategies from both positive and negative RNA viruses.
How are adenoviruses transmitted?
The virus can spread through contact with droplets from the nose and throat of an infected person (e.g., during coughing or sneezing) or by touching hands, an object, or surface with the virus on it and then touching the mouth, nose, or eyes before hand washing.
