Diseases

Paramyxoviridae Infections

Infections with viruses of the family PARAMYXOVIRIDAE. This includes MORBILLIVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; PNEUMOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; AVULAVIRUS INFECTIONS; and RUBULAVIRUS INFECTIONS.

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Abstract

Infections with viruses of the family PARAMYXOVIRIDAE. This includes MORBILLIVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; PNEUMOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; AVULAVIRUS INFECTIONS; and RUBULAVIRUS INFECTIONS.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Infections, Paramyxoviridae
  • Infection, Paramyxoviridae
  • Paramyxoviridae Infection
  • HMPV Infection
  • Human MetapneumoVirus Infection
  • Parainfluenza
  • Parainfluenza Virus Infections
  • Infection, Parainfluenza Virus
  • Infections, Parainfluenza Virus
  • Parainfluenza Virus Infection
  • Virus Infection, Parainfluenza
  • Virus Infections, Parainfluenza

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

94; PARAINFLUENZA was heading 1994-96; was PARA-INFLUENZA 1963-93 (see under MYXOVIRUS INFECTIONS (now ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTIONS) 1963-69)

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Previous Indexing

  • Paramyxovirus Infections (1977-1993)

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WC 518

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paramyxoviridae Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018184. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018184
  2. Paramyxoviridae Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975304