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A virus can have one of two structures. These are:

•Helical virus. A helical virus is rod- or thread-shaped. The virus that causes rabies is a helical virus.

•Icosahedral virus. An icosahedral virus is spherically shaped. Viruses that cause poliomyelitis and herpes simplex are icosahedral viruses.

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