Which family of viruses includes the viruses that infects humans, insects and plants?
A. Reoviridae
B. Bunyaviridae
C. Sequiviridae
D. Tombusaviridae
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The Reoviridae family of viruses includes the viruses that infect humans, insects and plants.Reoviridae is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Member viruses have a wide host range, including vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, protists and fungi.
They lack lipid envelopes and package their segmented genome within multi-layered capsids and are non-enveloped and have an icosahedral capsid composed of an outer (T=13) and inner (T=2) protein shell.
Reovirus infections occur often in humans, but most cases are mild or subclinical. Some viruses of this family, such as phytoreoviruses and oryzaviruses, infect plants.

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