human metapneumovirus meaning

[Medicine]
A genus of the subfamily PNEUMOVIRINAE,containing two members: Turkey rhinotracheitis virus and a human Metapneumovirus. Virions lack HEMAGGLUTININ and NEURAMINIDASE.

• metapneumovirus:    [Medicine]A genus ...
• avian metapneumovirus:    [Medicine]A genus ...
• human:    Adjective: human&n ...

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1. Human metapneumovirus may be the culprit in many such cases, he said.
2. Human metapneumovirus was first reported in 2001 and avian metapneumovirus in the 1970s.
3. In one experiment, we infected monkeys either with the coronavirus or the human metapneumovirus.
4. We infected monkeys _ macaques _ either with the coronavirus or with the human metapneumovirus.
5. Human metapneumovirus, which is a cause of respiratory infections including pneumonia, was discovered in 2001.