Metapneumovirus

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

HMPV (human metapneumovirus)

Broader Terms

Paramyxoviridae

Related Terms

emerging infectious disease, Paramyxoviridae disease, respiratory infection

Scope Note

genus of the subfamily pneumovirinae which includes human Metapneumovirus.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The paramyxo virus consists of a number of sub-families, and one of these are the pneumoviruses of which metapneumovirus is part of.
• Metapneumovirus is not a new virus.
• The immune response to human metapneumovirus is associated with aberrant immunity and impaired virus clearance in BALB/c mice.
• GETTING TO KNOW METAPNEUMOVIRUS While human metapneumovirus is newly discovered, it is by no means new.
• Experts say the metapneumovirus is almost certainly not a new bug but something that has been around for eons.

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