Scanning electron micrograph of Lassa virus budding off a cell. Lassa virus (LASV) is an arenavirus that causes Lassa hemorrhagic fever, a type of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans and other primates. Image captured and colorized at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
Posted by NIAID on 2021-12-02 19:14:35
Tagged: , National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , NIAID , NIH , Lassa virus , Lassa hemorrhagic fever , VHF , NIAID Integrated Research Facility , SEM , scanning electron micrograph , arenavirus
