paramyxovirus

American  

[par-uh-mik-suh-vahy-ruhs, -mik-suh-vahy-] / ˌpær əˈmɪk səˌvaɪ rəs, -ˌmɪk səˈvaɪ- /

noun

• paramyxoviruses
  plural

1. any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• paramyxoviruses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of paramyxovirus

First recorded in 1960–65; para- ¹ + myxovirus

Example Sentences

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paramyxovirus paramyxoviruses

The electron microscope revealed a ringlike shape characteristic of a paramyxovirus — a family that includes measles, mumps and respiratory illnesses, but not Japanese encephalitis.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021

Yet the pandemic virus is identified as a paramyxovirus, agents that typically have longish incubation periods; e.g.,

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2011

Bats are known reservoirs for a wide range of viruses, including Marburg filoviruses, Hendra and Nipah paramyxoviruses, rabies, and coronaviruses such as the one that causes MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023

Dr Suu-ire explains that they are testing for paramyxoviruses and coronaviruses in the bats.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023

Nipah and Hendra viruses are deadly paramyxoviruses that have emerged from bats within the past three decades.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020