parainfluenza
noun
para·in·flu·en·za
ˌper-ə-ˌin-flü-ˈen-zə 
ˌpa-rə-
: parainfluenza virus
also
: a respiratory illness caused by a parainfluenza virus
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There is no vaccine or antiviral that treats parainfluenza.
—
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Human parainfluenza viruses, or parainfluenza, has also peaked a few times this season, Wolfe said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In some cases, parainfluenza can cause more severe diseases, including croup, bronchitis and pneumonia.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Staff noticed that the North Dakota resident had low oxygen levels and he was quickly admitted to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with parainfluenza that spiraled into pneumonia.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
The flu is only caused by influenza viruses, while the common cold can be caused by several different viruses, such as rhinoviruses, parainfluenza, and even some coronaviruses (not COVID-19) that are around during certain seasons.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
Before the pandemic, Popescu said, travel was a common way people got infected with viruses like the flu, parainfluenza (which can lead to croup or pneumonia), and a cold-like sickness called RSV that can be dangerous to the very young and the very old.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021
Cases of neurological complications, including seizures, were elevated when compared to influenza and parainfluenza.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022
Sporadic epidemiologic reports have documented how waves of influenza seemed to crowd out RSV, parainfluenza, and other respiratory viruses.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 18 Nov. 2022
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Human parainfluenza viruses, or parainfluenza, has also peaked a few times this season, Wolfe said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In some cases, parainfluenza can cause more severe diseases, including croup, bronchitis and pneumonia.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Staff noticed that the North Dakota resident had low oxygen levels and he was quickly admitted to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with parainfluenza that spiraled into pneumonia.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
The flu is only caused by influenza viruses, while the common cold can be caused by several different viruses, such as rhinoviruses, parainfluenza, and even some coronaviruses (not COVID-19) that are around during certain seasons.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
Before the pandemic, Popescu said, travel was a common way people got infected with viruses like the flu, parainfluenza (which can lead to croup or pneumonia), and a cold-like sickness called RSV that can be dangerous to the very young and the very old.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021
Cases of neurological complications, including seizures, were elevated when compared to influenza and parainfluenza.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022
Sporadic epidemiologic reports have documented how waves of influenza seemed to crowd out RSV, parainfluenza, and other respiratory viruses.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 18 Nov. 2022
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“Parainfluenza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parainfluenza. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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