Metapneumovirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metapneumovirus is a noun meaning Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
Meaning
Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
Example Sentences
Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.
Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike.
Word Forms
- metapneumoviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metapneumonia, pneumovirus, orthopneumovirus, metavirus, parainfluenza, respirovirus.
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