Paramyxovirus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
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Family: | Paramyxoviridae |
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Paramyxoviruses (from Greek para-, beyond, -myxo-, mucus or slime, plus virus, from Latin poison, slime) are viruses of the Paramyxoviridae family of the Mononegavirales order; they are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.