Norwalk virus
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Translingual[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- A taxonomic species within the family Caliciviridae – the causal agent of winter vomiting virus in humans.
Usage notes[edit]
- As the genus Norovirus has only this one species, the genus name is often used instead of the species name.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (species): Picornavirales - order; Caliciviridae - family; Norovirus - genus
References[edit]
Norwalk virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Norwalk virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Norovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.
Noun[edit]
Norwalk virus (countable and uncountable, plural Norwalk viruses)
- Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
- The disease caused by the virus.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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