parainfluenza
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At UC San Francisco, other viral illnesses, including MPV — also known as metapneumovirus — and parainfluenza are rising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
She’s working on developing an intranasal RSV vaccine for babies, which is currently in Phase I trial, and will also target human parainfluenza virus infection in children.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2022
Respiratory viruses such as human metapneumovirus or parainfluenza virus 3.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2022
Other viruses detected in the study that can infect people include influenza B, Norwalk, human parainfluenza virus 2, rotaviruses, and orthoreoviruses.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 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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