HCV is -: (A) Enveloped RNA, (B) Nonenveloped RNA, (C) Nonenveloped positive strand RNA, (D) Enveloped negative strand RNA
Answer is A. HCV is a 50-60 nm virus with a linear single stranded RNA genome enclosed within a core and surrounded by an envelope carrying glycoprotein spikes. REF:ANATHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO:549