Paramyxoviruses (from Greek para-, beyond, -myxo-, mucus or slime, plus virus, from Latin poison, slime) are viruses of the Paramyxoviridae family of the Mononegavirales order; they are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases. ==Genera== == The Beilong virus is now known to be a member of th...
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(from the article `virus`) ...hemagglutinin (major antigen) and neuraminidase. The only viruses in this family are influenza viruses of 3 distinct antigenic types (A, B, and ...
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<virology> Class V viruses of vertebrates. The genome consists of a single negative strand of RNA as one piece. ... The helical nucleocapsid has a virus specific RNA polymerase (transcriptase) associated with it. They are enveloped viruses: main members are Newcastle disease virus, measles virus and the parainfluenza viruses. ... (18 Nov 1997...
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(par″ә-mik″so-vir´ĭ-de) the paramyxoviruses, a family of RNA viruses that includes the viruses causing measles and mumps; genera that infect humans include Metapneumovirus, Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirus, and Pneumovirus.
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Class V viruses of vertebrates. The genome consists of a single negative strand of RNA as one piece. The helical nucleocapsid has a virus-specific RNA polymerase (transcriptase) associated with it. They are enveloped viruses: main members are Newcastle Disease virus, measles virus, and the parainfluenza viruses.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-mik′sō-vir′i-dē Definitions: 1. A family of RNA-containing viruses about twice the size of the influenza viruses (Orthomyxoviridae) but similar to them in morphology. Virions are 150-300 nm in diameter, enveloped, ether sensitive, and contain RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Nucleocapsid...
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