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... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Negative-Sense RNA Viruses > Mononegavirales > Paramyxoviridae > Pneumovirinae > Pneumovirus > Respiratory Syncytial Viruses

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Respiratory Syncytial Viruses  

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Entry terms

  • Orthopneumovirus
  • Orthopneumoviruses
  • RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Note

  • a group of viruses of the genus Pneumovirus; infection = RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A group of viruses in the PNEUMOVIRUS genus causing respiratory infections in various mammals. Humans and cattle are most affected but infections in goats and sheep have also been reported.

History note

  • 77; was RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS 1964-76 (Prov 1964-65)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012136

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