RNA Virus Family: Togaviridae - L26

Question 1

The Enzootic cycle of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) is primarily maintained between ________ and ____________.

A. Humans and Mosquitoes
B. Birds and Mosquitoes
C. Rodents and Mosquitoes
D. Horses and Mosquitoes

Answer 1

C. Rodents and Mosquitoes

Question 2

Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) is believed to have emerged from genetic recombination of an ancestral Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus-like virus (EEEV-like) and ancestral Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus-like (VEEV-like) virus.

True or False

Answer 2

False