TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Paramyxoviruses and Rubella Virus A1 - Riedel, Stefan A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. A1 - Hotez, Peter A1 - Mejia, Rojelio PY - 2019 T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e AB - The paramyxoviruses include the most important agents of respiratory infections of infants and young children (respiratory syncytial virus [RSV] and the parainfluenza viruses) as well as the causative agents of two of the most common contagious diseases of childhood (mumps and measles). The World Health Organization estimates that acute respiratory infections and pneumonia are responsible every year worldwide for the deaths of 4 million children younger than 5 years. Paramyxoviruses are the major respiratory pathogens in this age group. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163283730 ER -