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Definition of Parainfluenza
1. Noun. Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the paramyxovirus family, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parainfluenza
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Parainfluenza
Literary usage of Parainfluenza
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"We have seen this happen, on occasion, following intramuscular inoculation of
rhinovirus type 13 or parainfluenza type 1 virus vaccine (29 ..."
2. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, and parainfluenza virus type 3 are
the most common causes of the most common illness in young children. ..."
3. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"... (Mouse thymic virus) Hantavirus Adenovirus parainfluenza Rotavirus
PI-1 (parainfluenza-1) PI-2 (parainfluenza-2) RHD (Rabbit haemorrhagic disease) LCM ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Immunological aging patterns: Effects of parainfluenza type I virus ... Long term
subclinical effects of parainfluenza (Sendai) infection on immune cells of ..."
5. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Respiratory viral pathogens include rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus,
influenza, and parainfluenza viruses; these generally are self-limiting and ..."
6. Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production by G. E. Ricketts (1993)
"In other flocks a nasal spray containing parainfluenza vaccine before lambing
has helped. Individual treatment depends on the causative agent in that ..."
7. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and parainfluenza virus are isolated in cases
of bronchitis (Chanock and Parrott, 1965), but symptoms of bronchitis may ..."
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