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98. Describe the shape of the virus particle called the 'shepherd's crook."
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From the text..... picture a Cheerio with a tail.
"They also noticed a classic shape, which they began calling the shepherd's crook. Other Ebola experts have taken to calling this loop the eyebolt, after a bolt of the same name that can be found in a hardware store. It could also be described as a Cheerio with a long tail."
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