respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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human pathogen orthopneumovirus virus

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common contagious virus that primarily infects the respiratory tract, especially in infants and older adults, and is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
respiratory syncytial virus	4
Human orthopneumovirus	1
RSV A	1
RSV B	1
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4850539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Context triple: [MedImmune, researchArea, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)]

A. RSV
RSV is a widely used mid-20th-century English translation of the Bible that sought to update archaic language while retaining a traditional literary style.
B. BRSV
BRSV is the National Rail station code for Race–Vine station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C. SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for the global outbreak of the respiratory disease COVID-19.
D. vesicular stomatitis virus
Vesicular stomatitis virus is an enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus of the Rhabdoviridae family that primarily infects livestock and is widely used as a viral vector in vaccine development and virology research.
E. Fluzão
Fluzão is a popular nickname for Fluminense Football Club, one of Brazil’s traditional Rio de Janeiro–based football teams.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Target entity description: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common contagious virus that primarily infects the respiratory tract, especially in infants and older adults, and is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide.

A. RSV
RSV is a widely used mid-20th-century English translation of the Bible that sought to update archaic language while retaining a traditional literary style.
B. BRSV
BRSV is the National Rail station code for Race–Vine station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C. SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for the global outbreak of the respiratory disease COVID-19.
D. vesicular stomatitis virus
Vesicular stomatitis virus is an enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus of the Rhabdoviridae family that primarily infects livestock and is widely used as a viral vector in vaccine development and virology research.
E. Fluzão
Fluzão is a popular nickname for Fluminense Football Club, one of Brazil’s traditional Rio de Janeiro–based football teams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human pathogen ⓘ orthopneumovirus ⓘ virus ⓘ
affectsAgeGroup	immunocompromised individuals ⓘ infants ⓘ older adults ⓘ young children ⓘ
associatedWithComplication	apnea in young infants ⓘ respiratory failure ⓘ wheezing ⓘ
associatedWithLongTermOutcome	increased risk of asthma ⓘ recurrent wheezing in childhood ⓘ
attachmentMediatedBy	G protein ⓘ
biosafetyLevel	2 ⓘ
causesDisease	acute respiratory infection ⓘ bronchiolitis ⓘ lower respiratory tract infection ⓘ pneumonia ⓘ upper respiratory tract infection ⓘ
diagnosedBy	RT-PCR ⓘ antigen detection tests ⓘ viral culture ⓘ
discoveredBy	Robert M. Chanock ⓘ
discoveredIn	1956 ⓘ
entryMediatedBy	F protein ⓘ
enveloped	true ⓘ
family	Pneumoviridae ⓘ
genus	Orthopneumovirus ⓘ linked to: Pneumoviridae
globalBurden	major cause of infant hospitalization worldwide ⓘ
hasGenomeStructure	nonsegmented genome ⓘ
hasGenomeType	negative-sense single-stranded RNA ⓘ
hasProphylaxis	nirsevimab ⓘ palivizumab ⓘ
hasProtein	F protein ⓘ G protein ⓘ L protein ⓘ M protein ⓘ M2 protein ⓘ N protein ⓘ P protein ⓘ SH protein ⓘ
hasSerotype	RSV A ⓘ linked to: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RSV B ⓘ linked to: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
hasVaccine	RSV prefusion F protein-based vaccines ⓘ
incubationPeriod	2 to 8 days ⓘ
isLeadingCauseOf	bronchiolitis in infants ⓘ pneumonia in infants ⓘ
majorHost	humans ⓘ
parentTaxon	Human orthopneumovirus ⓘ linked to: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
preventedBy	avoidance of close contact with infected individuals ⓘ hand hygiene ⓘ respiratory etiquette ⓘ
primaryInfectionSite	lower respiratory tract ⓘ upper respiratory tract ⓘ
routeOfEntry	conjunctival mucosa ⓘ nasal mucosa ⓘ
seasonality	early spring ⓘ winter ⓘ
shape	pleomorphic ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
transmissionRoute	direct contact with respiratory secretions ⓘ fomites ⓘ respiratory droplets ⓘ
treatment	mechanical ventilation in severe cases ⓘ oxygen therapy ⓘ supportive care ⓘ
vaccineTargetGroup	high-risk infants ⓘ older adults ⓘ pregnant women ⓘ