respiratory syncytial virus

noun

a myxovirus causing infections of the nose and throat, esp in young children. It is thought to be involved in some cot deaths RSV

/ rĕs′pər-ə-tôr′ē /

A virus of the family Paromyxoviridae and the genus Pneumovirus that causes severe childhood respiratory infections, especially bronchiolitis in infants.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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