This electron micrograph reveals the morphologic traits of the LaCrosse virus (LACV), a Bunyaviridae virus family member.
LACV is an Arboviral pathogen, which causes encephalitis in infected humans, and is transmitted to humans when they are bitten by a mosquito host vector such as the “Tree Hole” mosquito, Ochlerotatus triseriatus.
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