parainfluenza virus

parainfluenza virus
para·in·flu·en·za virus 'par-ə-.in-flü-.en-zə- n any of several single-stranded RNA viruses (genera Respirovirus and Rubulavirus) of the family Paramyxoviridae that are associated with or responsible for some respiratory infections esp. in children called also parainfluenza

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any of various species of viruses of the family Paramyxoviridae that cause upper respiratory tract disease in humans and other animals. Those infecting humans have been classified in two genera: Paramyxovirus (human parainfluenza viruses 1 and 3) and Rubulavirus (human parainfluenza viruses 2 and 4). Also included here are simian parainfluenza viruses and Sendai virus.

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