paramyxovirus

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para·myxo·vi·rus | \ ˌper-ə-ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs

, ˌpa-rə- \

plural paramyxoviruses

Definition of paramyxovirus

: any of a family (Paramyxoviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that include the parainfluenza viruses and the causative agents of canine distemper, measles, mumps, Newcastle disease, and rinderpest

Note: Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus were formerly identified as paramyxoviruses but are now classified as pneumoviruses.

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Recent Examples on the Web But tests for everything from adenoviruses to paramyxoviruses came back negative. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2020 In one such study, his team discovered that mumps, which like measles is caused by a paramyxovirus, had jumped to humans from bats. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 28 Apr. 2020 Wild animals could be used as bioterrorist weapons to spread infectious diseases such as monkeypox, which can be fatal for humans, or avian paramyxovirus, a disease carried by exotic birds that can spread to poultry. — National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2016

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paramyxovirus

noun

para·myxo·vi·rus | \ ˌpar-ə-ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs

Medical Definition of paramyxovirus

: any of the family Paramyxoviridae of single-stranded RNA viruses that include the parainfluenza viruses and the causative agents of canine distemper, measles, mumps, Newcastle disease, and rinderpest

Note: Respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus were formerly identified as paramyxoviruses but are now classified as pneumoviruses.