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RSV is an enveloped, negative sense, single strand RNA virus whose genome contains 10 genes (15,222 nucleotides) encoding eleven proteins. Of the three transmembrane surface glycoproteins, the attachment (G) and fusion (F) proteins, are crucial for the infectivity and pathogenesis of the virus, and are the targets for neutralizing antibodies.
