This electron micrograph depicts the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) pathogen.
RSV is a negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus. The virion is variable in shape and size, with a diameter ranging between 120 and 300 nm, and is unstable in the environment surviving only a few hours on environmental surfaces.
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