Paramyxoviridae
![Phylogenetic tree based on the N protein sequences of selected paramyxovirusesVirus names are as follows: Avian paramyxovirus 6 (APMV6); Atlantic salmon paramyxovirus; Beilong virus (BeiPV) ; Bovine parainfluenza virus 3 (bPIV3); Canine distemper virus (CDV); Cedar virus (CedPV); Fer-de-lance virus (FdlPV) ; Hendra virus (HeV); Human parainfluenza virus 2 (hPIV2); Human parainfluenza virus 3 (hPIV3) ; Human parainfluenza virus 4a (hPIV4a) ; Human parainfluenza virus 4b (hPIV4b); J virus (JPV); Menangle virus (MenPV); Measles virus (MeV); Mossman virus (MosPV); Mapeura virus (MprPV); Mumps virus (MuV); Newcastle disease virus (NDV); Nipah virus, Bangladesh strain (NiV-B); Nipah virus, Malaysian strain (NiV-M); Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5); Peste-des-petits-ruminants (PPRV); Porcine rubulavirus (PorPV); Rinderpest virus (RPV); Salem virus (SalPV); Sendai virus (SeV); Simian virus 41 (SV41); Tioman virus (TioPV); Tupaia paramyxovirus (TupPV).[7]](/uploads/202502/01/Phylogenetic_tree_based_on_the_N_protein_sequences_of_selected_paramyxoviruses.3850.png)
Paramyxoviridae (from Greek para-, beyond, -myxo-, mucus or slime, plus virus, from Latin poison, slime, thus meaning "slime beyond slime"; often abbreviated PMV) is a family of viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Humans, vertebrates, and birds serve as natural hosts. There are currently 36 species in this family, divided among 18 genera. Diseases associated with this negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus family include: measles, mumps, respiratory tract infections.