[Oldeconomybuyer]

Can someone translate this medical gobble-e-goop?

[Petronski]

Who are the resident doctors here? Polycarp is an MD, IIRC, but he's sworn off FreeRepublic for Lent (!). Perhaps he can make an exception.

[eyespysomething]

this is what I gathered from one site:

The family of Paramyxoviridae contains viruses that induce a wide range of distinct clinical illnesses in humans:-
These include measles virus, which in rare instances is followed by subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); mumps virus, which has symptoms of parotitis, orchitis and encephalitis, and the parainfluenza viruses which are respiratory pathogens

[TaxRelief]

The family of Paramyxoviridae contains viruses that induce a wide range of distinct clinical illnesses in humans:-
These include measles virus, which in rare instances is followed by subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); mumps virus, which has symptoms of parotitis, orchitis and encephalitis, and the parainfluenza viruses which are respiratory pathogens.

[Hanging Chad]

The family of Paramyxoviridae contains viruses that induce a wide range of distinct clinical illnesses.
These include measles virus; mumps virus; and the parainfluenza viruses which are respiratory pathogens.

[null and void]

As near as I can translate it:

Paramyxovirus-like particles identified by electron microscopy

Dey seen a bug.

Numerous tests have been performed on the 3 patients admitted on Saturday 15 March to the Isolation Unit at Frankfurt am Main with suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Tests from respiratory specimens for influenza A and B virus, respiratory syncytial virus, enteroviruses, _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_ and _Chlamydia_ spp. by antigen enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were all negative; antibody tests for dengue, influenza A and B, measles, hantaviruses, _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_ and _Chlamydia_ spp. were likewise negative or unremarkable so far; further test results are pending.

Dey know a bunch of stuff it ain't.

Particles morphologically resembling paramyxoviruses were seen in respiratory specimens (throat swab and sputum) obtained from the index patient, a doctor from Singapore, by the teams in Marburg and in Frankfurt am Main.

De bug looks like "Paramyxovirus".

It remains to be seen whether this finding can be confirmed -- tests including low-stringency paramyxovirus PCR and tissue culture are currently under way in Hamburg, in Marburg and in Frankfurt am Main. It needs to be emphasised that at this time these preliminary results only indicate a suspicion. Furthermore, even if the presence of a paramyxovirus was confirmed, it is not clear at this stage whether this might represent the causal agent of SARS or rather a coincidental finding.

But dey ain't sure it's DE bug...< /gallows humor >