The Norwalk virus is a: (A) DNA virus, (B) RNA virus, (C) Prion, (D) Bacteriophage induced virus
Answer is B. Viral gastroenteritis:FamilyVirusViral genomeReoviridaeRotavirusdsRNACalciviridaeNorovirus/Norwalk virusSapovirusss(+)RNAAdenoviridaeAdenovirusdsDNAAstroviridaeAstrovirusss(+)RNACoronaviridaeCoronavirusTorovirusss(+)RNAPicornaviridaeAichi virusss(+)RNAPicobirnaviridaePicobirnavirusdsRNAParvoviridaeBocavirusssDNAParamyxoviridaeHendra virusNipah v irusSs(-)RNA(Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, 562)