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RNA virus

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What We Mean By Positive & Negative RNA Viruses

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Difference between Positive Sense and Negative Sense RNA virus

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Tricks to easily understand RNA viruses

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Positive Sense RNA Virus Mnemonic

An RNA virus is a virus that has RNA as its genetic material. This nucleic acid is usually single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) but may be double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Notable human diseases caused by RNA viruses include Ebola hemorrhoragic fever, SARS, Rabies, common cold, influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile fever, polio and measles.
  • Characteristics 

  • Replication 

  • Recombination 

  • Classification 

  • Group III – dsRNA viruses 

  • Group IV – positive-sense ssRNA viruses 

  • Group V – negative-sense ssRNA viruses