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MeSH Heading: Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human
Tree Number(s): B04.820.480.937.600.650.750.715
Unique ID: D010223
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010223
Annotation: do not confuse with PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1, HUMAN or PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3, HUMAN; infection: coord IM with CROUP (IM) if text confirms or RUBULAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) if not specified as CROUP or "acute laryngotracheobronchitis"
Scope Note: A species of RUBULAVIRUS associated particularly with acute laryngotracheitis (CROUP) in children aged 6 months to 3 years.
Entry Term(s): Acute Laryngotracheo-Bronchitis Virus; Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis Virus; Croup-Associated Virus; Croup-Associated Viruses; Human parainfluenza virus 2; Para-Influenza Virus Type 2; Parainfluenza Virus Type 2; Virus, Croup-Associated; Viruses, Croup-Associated
Public MeSH Note: 97; was PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1994-96, was PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1977-93 (see under PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUSES 1977-90); was ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEO-BRONCHITIS VIRUS see under PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUSES 1975-76; ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS VIRUS was ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEO-BRONCHITIS VIRUS see PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1977-93
Online Note: use PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2, HUMAN to search PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1994-96, PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1977-93, & ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEO-BRONCHITIS VIRUS 1975-93
History Note: 97; was PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1994-96, was PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1977-93 (see under PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUSES 1977-90); was ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEO-BRONCHITIS VIRUS see under PARA-INFLUENZA VIRUSES 1975-76; ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS VIRUS was ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEO-BRONCHITIS VIRUS see PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 2 1977-93
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Viruses [B04]
- RNA Viruses [B04.820]
  - Negative-Sense RNA Viruses [B04.820.480]
    - Mononegavirales [B04.820.480.937]
      - Paramyxoviridae [B04.820.480.937.600]
        
        Paramyxovirinae [B04.820.480.937.600.650]
        
        Rubulavirus [B04.820.480.937.600.650.750]
        
        Mumps virus [B04.820.480.937.600.650.750.550]
        
        Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human [B04.820.480.937.600.650.750.715]
        
        Parainfluenza Virus 4, Human [B04.820.480.937.600.650.750.717]
        
        Parainfluenza Virus 5 [B04.820.480.937.600.650.750.800]

Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human Preferred

Concept UI: M0015853
Scope Note: A species of RUBULAVIRUS associated particularly with acute laryngotracheitis (CROUP) in children aged 6 months to 3 years.
Terms: Parainfluenza Virus 2, Human Preferred Term
Term UI T030237
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Parainfluenza Virus Type 2
Term UI T030230
Date09/21/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Croup-Associated Viruses
Term UI T030231
Date12/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Virus, Croup-Associated
Term UI T030232
Date12/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Viruses, Croup-Associated
Term UI T030233
Date12/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis Virus
Term UI T030229
Date04/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Para-Influenza Virus Type 2
Term UI T030235
Date02/09/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Acute Laryngotracheo-Bronchitis Virus
Term UI T030236
Date04/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Human parainfluenza virus 2
Term UI T442810
Date04/13/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Croup-Associated Virus
Term UI T030234
Date04/03/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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