respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease
MONDO:0001577Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001577), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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Other names
2 names
Resolves to: respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease
- Also called
- Human respiratory syncytial virus infectionrespiratory syncytial virus infection