Is Influenza A an RNA Virus?

Answer 1

Instead of using DNA to infect its' host, it uses RNA.

One example of a class/family of RNA virus are retrovirus.

The RNA is injected into the host cell and the viral RNA undergoes reverse transcription with the help of the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Reverse transciption is the opposite of the transcription process that occurs in protein synthesis. In this process, the RNA is transformed into DNA that enters into the DNA of the host cell. HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus is an example of an retrovirus.

Answer 2

Viruses are infectious agents that replicates only within the presence of host cell. There are two main types of viruses based on their nucleic acid as a genetic material- RNA Viruses and DNA Viruses. RNA viruses have RNA (ribonucleic acid) as their genetic material and are usually single stranded, whereas, DNA Viruses have DNA (deoxyribo nucleic acid) as their nucleic acid and are usually double stranded. RNA Viruses mutates faster than DNA Viruses. DNA replication occurs in nucleus while RNA replication occurs in cytoplasm.

Examples of DNA Viruses are small pox, herpes, etc.

Examples of RNA Viruses are measles, influenza, mumps, etc.

Answer 3

The Influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA virus (ssRNA) and has a template for mRNA synthesis as well as a membranous envelope.

Answer 4

A virus with genes made up of ribonucleic acid, identical to DNA but has the absence of 2 oxygen particles.