parainfluenza
[ par-uh-in-floo-en-zuh ]
nounPathology, Veterinary Pathology.
an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
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The parainfluenzas, the adenoviruses, RSV — these sorts of viruses are more likely to circulate than influenza.
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