One of the most pathogenic hemorrhagic fever viruses belongs to the _________ family
a. Filoviridae
b. Flaviviridae
c. Papovaviridae
d. Picornaviridae
A
The Filoviridae family of viruses is considered the most pathogenic of the hemorr-hagic fever viruses. The name filo means threadlike, referring to the long filamentous morphologic structures observed with electron microscopy.
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