RT Book, Section 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 SR Print(0) ID 1163283730 T1 Paramyxoviruses and Rubella Virus T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260012026 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163283730 RD 2024/04/19 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.