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Norwalk virus
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Translingual
Proper noun
1 Norwalk virus
species family Caliciviridae 1 the causal agent of winter vomiting virus in humans
Usage notes
As the genus Norovirus genus has only this one species, the genus name is often used instead of the species name.
Hypernyms
species Picornavirales order 1 - order; Caliciviridae family 1 - family; Norovirus genus - genus
References
1
Norwalk virus 1
Norovirus 1
English
Etymology
From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.
Noun
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Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
The disease caused by the virus.
Related terms
en norovirus
Translations
virus
Dutch: nl norwalkvirus n
German: de Norwalkvirus n, de Norwalk-Virus n
en Diseases Viral diseases Viruses