That’s certainly been the case with measles, a paramyxovirus that is “literally the most transmissible human virus on the planet,” says Paul Duprex, a virologist at the University of Pittsburgh.

The mystery respiratory illness that has caused worldwide alarm and killed 16 people belongs to the paramyxovirus family, tests on patients in Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore strongly suggest ...

The paramyxovirus group, including the Nipah virus which recently broke out in India, poses a significant threat, with a mortality rate of 40-75 per cent, contrasting Covid-19’s 1 per cent rate.