parainfluenza
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In proof-of-principle studies in Uganda and Nepal, they found simian foamy virus, parainfluenza 3, enteroviruses, and herpesviruses.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2023
At UC San Francisco, other viral illnesses, including MPV — also known as metapneumovirus — and parainfluenza are rising.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2022
They had adenovirus and rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, influenza and parainfluenza, as well as the coronavirus — which many specialists say is to blame for the unusual surges.
From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2022
Croup is typically triggered by infection with a virus such as parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus—and now, it appears, SARS-CoV-2.
From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2022
It is also related to certain pneumonia viruses: to the parainfluenza virus, which causes colds in children, and to the respiratory syncytial virus, which can cause fatal pneumonia in a person who has aids.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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