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Human respiratory syncytial virus

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Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the name of the human pneumovirus . It is a negative single-stranded RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae, subfamily Pneumovirinae .

RSV causes respiratory tract infections at all ages. It is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants.



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