family: Paramyxoviridae (release 2024, MSL 40)

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek παρά (pará), meaning “beside" and the Greek μύξα, (mýxa), meaning"mucus", referring to the association of some members of the family with_ respiratory infection; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
Created in Proposal: Ratification_1975.pdf PubMed ID: 681143
Report Chapter: Paramyxoviridae