Respirovirus is a genus of viruses in the order Mononegavirales, in the family Paramyxoviridae.

[2] Rodents and human serve as natural hosts.

[3] Diseases associated with this genus include: croup and other acute febrile respiratory tract infections.

Translation takes place by leaky scanning, and ribosomal shunting.

The virus exits the host cell by budding.