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Virion Nucleic Acid?
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Single-stranded (non segmented) minus stranded RNA
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Nucleic Acid Stucture?
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One molecule per virion
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Virion Structure?
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Enveloped; Helical nucleocapsid
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How does the virus multiply?
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Minus stranded RNA must serve as template for a plus-stranded RNA that can serve as the mRNA. The virion has its own RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
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Name the four main paramyxoviruses?
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Measles, Mumps, Respiratory Syncitial Virus and Parainfluenza viruses
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Group Name?
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Paramyxoviruses
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Transmission and Epidemiology
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Respiratory droplets; children, malnourished children (usually vitamen A deficiency), Patients with decreased cell-mediated immunity (e.g. AIDS).
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