Summary: Paramyxovirus is an RNA virus that is responsible for the respiratory diseases parainfluenza, pneumonia, croup, and bronchiolitis. For these diseases, Paramyxoviridae is the main family that the virus falls under, and the binomial name is Paramyxovirus parainfluenza. P. parainfluenza can cause mild or severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Parainfluenza is divided into …