Human respiratory syncytial virus

species of viruses
Taxon taxon Q1052913
Human respiratory syncytial virus
Photo Credit: Content Providers(s): CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Human respiratory syncytial virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,124 views/month, #573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Taxon name: Human respiratory syncytial virus[4]
  • Commons category: Respiratory syncytial virus[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Respiratory syncytial virus[6]
  • Described at URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/[7]
  • Replaces: Q141349017[8]
  • Replaced by: Human orthopneumovirus[9]
  • Has effect: respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease[10]
  • Short name: H. respiratory[11]
  • ICTV virus genome composition: negative-sense single strand RNA virus[12]

Why It Matters

Human respiratory syncytial virus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Human respiratory syncytial virus. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/respiratory-syncytial-virus
MLA “Human respiratory syncytial virus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/respiratory-syncytial-virus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_respiratory-syncytial-virus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Human respiratory syncytial virus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/respiratory-syncytial-virus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Human respiratory syncytial virus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/respiratory-syncytial-virus (retrieved 2026-10-16)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/respiratory-syncytial-virus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 43
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Claims rich → —
    Name → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||nl, te */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 5w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ncbi taxonomy id → —
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → —
    Wikidata description → species of viruses
    Mesh tree code → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove sitelink "trwiki:Solunum sinsityal virüsü" (page does not exist on client wiki; from client wiki log: page was deleted by User:ToprakM on 2026-08-09, 08:27:58) #trw"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 21109, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.