Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several genera of paramyxoviruses that are similar to the viruses that cause influenza and are associated with various respiratory infections, especially in children.
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- noun Any of a group of single-stranded
RNA viruses belonging to theparamyxovirus family, which are the second most common cause of lowerrespiratory tract infection in younger children.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Experimental flu treatment may help related virus drug being developed to fight influenza may fight a common but little-known virus called parainfluenza virus, researchers and the company said on Friday.
WN.com - Articles related to Somali Pirates Seize Greek Ship Off East Africa 2010
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The past two seasons, human metapneumovirus has been detected in about 2 percent of the samples tested, along with RSV, flu and other respiratory viruses such as parainfluenza and adenovirus, said Kathy Lawless, head of University's virology lab.
unknown title 2009
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The Washington Animal Rescue League will spay or neuter and administer vaccines for rabies, distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvovirus and bordetella to pit bulls and pit bull mixes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
D.C. animal watch 2010
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There can between 150 and 200 different infectious pathogens -- adenovirus, rhinovirus, parainfluenza, the very common coronavirus and, of course, pneumonia -- that produce flu-like symptoms, and worse, during a "flu season."
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It tests for a dozen viruses, including several types of influenza, two types of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, three types of parainfluenza, adenovirus and even rhinovirus, which causes the common cold.
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Possibilities include herpes, Ebola, influenza and parainfluenza.
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The list includes respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus the type that causes the common cold, flu or parainfluenza virus.
Mountain Gorillas: Discovery Channel: Coughing and Sneezing in Susa Group Continued 2008
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Possibilities include herpes, Ebola, influenza and parainfluenza.
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This individual has parainfluenza-1, and you can see that there's a little stripe over here for Sendai virus: that's mouse parainfluenza.
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This individual has parainfluenza-1, and you can see that there's a little stripe over here for Sendai virus: that's mouse parainfluenza.
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