Electron photomicrograph of the Machupo Virus
Machupo Virus is a member of the Arenavirus family, isolated in the Beni province of Bolivia in 1963. A cause of fatal hemorrhagic fever, it was confirmed that this virus was responsible for causing illness in five South Africans, four of whom died having succumbed to its devastating effects. Ultrastructurally, these round Arenavirus virions displayed the characteristic sandy, or granular capsid, , outer skin. Other members of the genus Arenavirus, include the West African Lassa fever virus, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM), and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as Machupo virus, all of which are spead to humans through their inhalation of airborne particulates originating from rodent excrement, which can occur during the simple act of sweeping a floor.
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