Virus
pneumovirus
Subclass of:
Pneumovirinae
Definitions related to pneumovirus:
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A genus of enveloped, spherical viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae. The genome is composed of a linear single-strand of negative sense RNA. Pneumoviruses are found in human, cattle and rodents and cause disease of the respiratory tract in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of the family PARAMYXOVIRIDAE (subfamily PNEUMOVIRINAE) where the human and bovine virions have neither hemagglutinin nor neuraminidase activity. RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN is the type species.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Pneumovirus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Consists of viruses causing respiratory syncytial disease in man and pneumonia in cattle, turkeys and mice.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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