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. 2012 Dec 7;4(12):3551–3571. doi: 10.3390/v4123551

Table 1.

Representative members of the Paramyxoviridae family

Subfamily Genus Virus
Paramyxovirinae
Henipavirus Hendravirus
Nipah virus
Morbillivirus Measles virus (MeV)
Respirovirus Sendai virus (SeV)
Human parainfluenza virus type 1 (hPIV1)
Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (hPIV3)
Bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (BPIV3)
Rubulavirus Parainfluenza virus type 5 (PIV5)
Mumps virus (MuV)
Human parainfluenza virus type 2 (hPIV2)
Pneumovirinae
Pneumovirus Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV)
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV)
Metapneumovirus Avian pneumovirus (APV)
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)