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

Preferred term

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • HRSV Human respiratory syncytial virus
  • Human respiratory syncytial virus
  • human RSV
  • human RSVs
  • RSV, human

Note

  • infection: coord IM with RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • The type species of PNEUMOVIRUS and an important cause of lower respiratory disease in infants and young children. It frequently presents with bronchitis and bronchopneumonia and is further characterized by fever, cough, dyspnea, wheezing, and pallor.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018113

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