parainfluenza virus

parainfluenza virus
noun Date: 1959 any of several paramyxoviruses (genera Respirovirus and Rubulavirus) that are associated with or responsible for some respiratory infections especially in children — called also parainfluenza

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  • parainfluenza virus — noun a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children • Hypernyms: ↑adenovirus * * * ¦parəˌ… noun or parainfluenza Etymology: para (I) + influenza …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   Medical dictionary

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  • parainfluenza virus pneumonia — viral pneumonia caused by the parainfluenza 3 virus, usually seen in children or immunocompromised adults; characteristics include fever, cough, and dyspnea …   Medical dictionary

  • Parainfluenza — Virus Parainfluenza wird durch verschiedene Humane Parainfluenzaviren aus der Familie der Paramyxoviren verursacht. Die Viren lösen grippeähnliche Symptome aus. Die Durchseuchungsrate bei Kindern bis zehn Jahren liegt bei 90%. Die Viren sind… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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