Pay attention to respiratory infections caused by human parainfluenza virus

VernacularTitle:重视呼吸道人副流感病毒感染
Author: Yun ZHU ¹ ; Zhengde XIE
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1. 国家儿童医学中心　国家呼吸系统临床医学研究中心　首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院　儿科重大疾病研究教育部重点实验室　儿童呼吸道感染性疾病研究北京市重点实验室　北京市儿科研究所　感染与病毒研究室，北京　100045
Keywords: Human parainfluenza virus; Etiology; Vaccine; Antiviral drug
From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2023;37(5):469-471
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses in the Paramyxoviridae family with four antigenically and genetically distinct types, HPIV1-4. HPIVs are important viral agents that cause acute respiratory infections in children and adults, and disease burden of HPIVs infection may be significantly underestimated. Currently, there are no effective vaccines and antivirals for prophylaxis and treatment of HPIVs infection. Attention needs to be paid to the pathogenic monitoring, pathogenesis, disease diagnosis and treatment, as well as the development of antiviral drugs and vaccines for HPIVs infection.