A Scientist Discovers a New Virus Affecting Birds

question 8

Multiple Choice

A scientist discovers a new virus affecting birds. After isolation, the virus is characterized as having single- strand RNA in an icosahedral capsid and an envelope. To which of the following virus families might this new virus belong?

• A) Reoviridae
• B) Picornaviridae
• C) Orthomyxoviridae
• D) Coronaviridae
• E) Flaviviridae

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