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. 2020 Feb 7;46(2):298–314. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05906-5

Table 3.

Community-acquired respiratory virus (CARV)

Type Family Genus Virus
RNA viruses Orthomyxoviridae Influenza A All Influenza A subtypes
Influenza B Influenza B
Paramyxoviridae Rubulavirus

Human parainfluenza virus type 2 (PIV-2)

Human parainfluenza virus type 4a (PIV-4a)

Human parainfluenza virus type 4b (PIV-4b)

Respirovirus

Human parainfluenza virus type 1 (PIV-1)

Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV-3)

Pneumoviridae Metapneumovirus Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
Orthopneumovirus

Human orthopneumovirus/Respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV-A)

Human orthopneumovirus/Respiratory syncytial virus B (RSV-B)

Coronaviridae Betacoronavirus

Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

Human coronavirus NL63

Human coronavirus 229E

Human coronavirus HKU1

Human coronavirus OC43

Picornaviridae Enterovirus

Enterovirus A-L

Rhinovirus A, B, C

#Nomenclature according to the 2018 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses statement