Organisms

Paramyxoviridae

A family of spherical viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, somewhat larger than the orthomyxoviruses, and containing single-stranded RNA. Subfamilies include PARAMYXOVIRINAE and PNEUMOVIRINAE.

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Abstract

A family of spherical viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, somewhat larger than the orthomyxoviruses, and containing single-stranded RNA. Subfamilies include PARAMYXOVIRINAE and PNEUMOVIRINAE.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Ferlavirus
  • Ferlaviruses

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

a family of the order Mononegavirales; infection = PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS

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History Note

81; was PARAMYXOVIRUSES 1971-80 (Prov 1971-72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Orthomyxoviridae (1966-1970)

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  1. B04w.820w.480w.937w.600w

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NLM Classification

QW 168.5.P2

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paramyxoviridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010252. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010252
  2. Paramyxoviridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramyxoviridae
  3. Paramyxoviridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q911129