How Small Is Lassa Virus? 100 nm Compared to Scale

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Lassa virus is spread mainly by contact with infected rodents and causes an endemic hemorrhagic fever in West Africa.

Source: CDC, Lassa Fever; ViralZone

Micro World

Name	Size	Compared with Lassa Virus
Fibrinogen Molecule	45 nm	0.45×
Silicon Nanowire	50 nm	0.5×
West Nile Virus	50 nm	0.5×
Human Papillomavirus	55 nm	0.55×
Cyanophage P-SSP7	60 nm	0.6×
Silica Nanoparticle	100 nm	same size
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle	100 nm	same size
Lassa Virus	100 nm	this page
Hantavirus	100 nm	same size
Nuclear Pore Complex	120 nm	1.2×

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