Respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease

Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease
Rare disease
No

Definition
Infection with the respiratory syncytial virus, an RNA virus of the genus Pneumovirus, in the family Paramyxoviridae, which is characterized by the formation of syncytia in tissue culture. It causes minor respiratory infection with rhinitis and cough in adults, but is capable of causing severe bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in young children.
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
No
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease
Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease

  • respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease
  • Human respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • infections, Human respiratory syncytial virus

Disease mechanisms
  • Acquired
Severity
Severe

  • Infectious Disease
  • Pulmonology

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0005856

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