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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia among infants and children under 1 year of age. (Source: excerpt from Respiratory Syncytial Virus: DVRD)
Species in the Pneumovirus genus; an important cause of respiratory tract infection in infants. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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