Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Edition
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Edition
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ISBN: 9780134626109
Author: MADIGAN, Michael T.
Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
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West Nile Virus (WNV) is a single stranded RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) virus which affects the nervous system of its warm blooded hosts such as humans and birds. Warm blooded animals are those animals which have the potential to maintain their internal body temperature irrespective of external conditions.

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