Microbiology Question 2
Which of the following gastroenteritis viruses can spread by air?
1. Sapovirus
2. Rotavirus
3. Norovirus
4. Astrovirus
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Answer : 3 Norovirus
- Noroviruses are single stranded RNA viruses.
- They belong to the Caliciviridae family.
- They are responsible for 50% of the gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide.
- It usually spread via faecal-oral route.
- But aerosols of the virus if inhaled, settle in the pharynx and is later swallowed.
- Researchers at the Université Laval, Québec, Canada have found out that the aerosolized virus preserved its infectivity and integrity during in vitro aerosol studies.
