noun
- Plural of pneumovirus; a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae that cause respiratory infections, including human metapneumovirus and avian pneumovirus.
Usage: technical; medical/scientific
Examples
- Pneumoviruses are responsible for a variety of respiratory illnesses in humans and animals.
- The laboratory identified several pneumoviruses in the patient samples.
- Researchers are studying how pneumoviruses spread through respiratory droplets.
- Pneumoviruses can cause severe bronchiolitis in young children and elderly patients.
- Vaccination strategies against pneumoviruses are being developed by pharmaceutical companies.