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FAMILY ARENAVIRIDAE
- “Arena”- latin word meaning “sandy”, used to describe grainy particles that are
ribosomes acquired from their host cell
- Single stranded RNA in linear segments
- Spherical or pleomorphic
- Enveloped; 50 to 300 in diameter
- Sensitive to ether, acid and heat
- Rodents and fruit bats are reservoir host
- Enzootic
Diagnosis:
- isolation of virus from the blood or Cerebro-Spinal Fluid
- immunofluorescence Assay Test