Paramyxovirus

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.

Paramyxovirus
Virus classification
Group:
Group V ((−)ssRNA)
Order:
Family:
Paramyxoviridae
Genera