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A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of Lassa virus virions adjacent to some cell debris. The virus, a member of the virus family en:Arenaviridae , causes en:Lassa fever .

Source:CDC's Public Health Image Library Image #8700

Photo Credit: C. S. Goldsmith
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  • 2006-07-02 21:50 Joelmills 2017×1485×8 (469821 bytes) A [[TEM|transmission electron micrograph]] (TEM) of a number of ''Lassa virus'' virions adjacent to some cell debris. The virus, a member of the virus family ''[[Arenaviridae]], causes [[Lassa fever]]. Source:CDC's [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Publi

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