paramyxovirus (redirected from paramyxoviruses)

paramyxovirus /para·myxo·vi·rus/ (-mik´so-vi″rus) any virus of the family Paramyxoviridae.

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Paramyxovirus /Para·myxo·vi·rus/ (-mik´so-vi″rus)

1. a genus of viruses (family Paramyxoviridae) that cause chiefly respiratory infections in a variety of vertebrate hosts; included are mumps and parainfluenza viruses.

2. paramyxoviruses; a genus of viruses of the subfamily Paramyxovirinae (family Paramyxoviridae) that cause chiefly respiratory infections in a variety of vertebrate hosts.

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Paramyxovirus

n.

A genus of viruses that contain RNA and are similar to but larger and more variable in size than the related myxovirus; it includes the Sendai virus, the parainfluenza viruses, and the viruses that cause measles and mumps.

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par·a·myx·o·vi·rus (pr-mks-vrs)

n.

A member of the genus Paramyxovirus.

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Paramyxovirus

A genus of viruses that includes the causative agent of mumps.

Mentioned in: Mumps

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paramyxovirus

[-mik′sōvī′rəs]

Etymology: Gk, para + myxa, mucus; L, virus, poison

a member of a family of viruses that includes the organisms that cause parainfluenza, mumps, and some respiratory infections.

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paramyxovirus

a member of the family Paramyxoviridae.

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avian p's

avian paramyxovirus-1 causes newcastle disease; avian paramyxovirus-2 causes Yucaipa disease, avian paramyxovirus-3 causes depression, coughing and a drop in egg production in turkeys and occasionally chickens and psittacine birds; avian paramyxovirus-6 causes mild respiratory infection in turkeys.

paramyxovirus encephalomyelitis

a disease of pigs in Mexico, believed to be caused by a paramyxovirus. In addition to encephalomyelitis, there is reproductive failure and corneal opacity. Called also porcine blue eye disease. Mexican blue eye. Paramyxovirus-like agents have also been associated with encephalomyelitis in domestic and large exotic Felidae.