Which of the following is a RNA virus ?

Correct answer: A. Measles virus

  • A. Measles virus
  • B. Herpes Virus
  • C. Papavo virus
  • D. Adeno virus

Explanation

Measles virus is an enveloped, single-stranded negative-sense RNA virus. Herpes, papilloma, adenovirus and polyomavirus are DNA viruses, although “Papavo” is an outdated spelling of Papovavirus.

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