Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 28.2, Problem 4TQ
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The reason behind the presence of IgM antibody in blood indicates recent infection by West Nile Virus while the presence of IgG do not reflects the same.
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus that infects birds and culicinae mosquitoes. This virus contains Ribonucleic acid (RNA). WNV can cause disease in humans and horses. Birds are the important transmitters of the virus. This virus spreads mostly in summers and continues until the end of fall. There are no vaccines available in markets to cure this disease.
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