Consider the following statements regarding Langya Virus 1 It is a zoonotic virus and cannot be tran...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Langya Virus

1. It is a zoonotic virus and cannot be transmitted from animals to humans.

2. It is part of the genus Henipavirus, which has a single-stranded RNA genome with a negative orientation.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Amid the Covid-19 and Monkeypox cases around, the new zoonotic Langya Henipavirus has raised concerns. The first case of the Langya virus was reported in 2019.

The Langya virus is a zoonotic virus which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Langya is part of the genus Henipavirus, which has a single-stranded RNA genome with a negative orientation.
Unique features of henipaviruses Paramyxovirinae are their larger genomes, longer untranslated regions that are over 100 amino acids longer than any other known phosphoprotein in the family.
It is an emerging cause of zoonosis in the Asia-Pacific region.

Hence only statement 2nd is correct.

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