Question

The rabies virus consists of

• A. Single stranded RNA
• B. Double stranded RNA
• C. Single stranded DNA
• D. Double stranded DNA

Answer 1

The correct option is A Single stranded RNA

A rabies virus is a parasite that breeds on a host (mammals - warm blooded animals) for itself to replicate. It is approximately 11 to 15 kb in size with a bullet shape. The virus is made of a single, nonsegmented strand of genome RNA, with five genes coding for a structural protein of the virion. The five proteins are:

• The nucleotide protein (N)
• The phosphoprotein(P)
• The large protein(L)
• The matrix protein(M) and
• The glycoprotein(G)