This is an area defining the basic and advanced specifications about the filoviridae family.
Shapes of the Filoviridae family:
-Branched filaments
-Long
-Shaped like a "6"
-Shaped like a "U"
-Circle
Viral filaments may measure up to 14,000 nanometers in length, and have a uniform diameter of 80 nanometers. They are enveloped in a lipid (fatty) membrane. Each virion (complete viral particals) contain one molecule of single-standed, negative-sense RNA. New viral particals are created by budding from the surface of their hosts' cells; however, filovirus replication strategies are not completely understood. (taken from the CDC Information site )
