Respirovirus

Respirovirus
Illustration of a respirovirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Mononegavirales
Family: Paramyxoviridae
Subfamily: Orthoparamyxovirinae
Genus: Respirovirus
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Paramyxovirus

Respirovirus is a genus of viruses in the order Mononegavirales, in the family Paramyxoviridae.[2] Rodents and human serve as natural hosts. There are seven species in this genus.[3] Diseases associated with this genus include: croup and other acute febrile respiratory tract infections.[4]

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  2. ^ Rima, B; Balkema-Buschmann, A; Dundon, WG; Duprex, WP; Easton, A; Fouchier, R; Kurath, G; Lamb, R; Lee, B; Rota, P; Wang, L; ICTV Report Consortium (December 2019). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Paramyxoviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 100 (12): 1593–1594. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001328. PMC 7273325. PMID 31609197.
  3. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.