Virus
norwalk virus
Nor·walk vi·rus
Subclass of:
Norovirus
Definitions related to norwalk virus:
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A species of non-enveloped and spherical viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Caliciviridae family and Norovirus genus. The genome is composed of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Norwalk viruses are found in humans and causes acute viral gastroenteritis. Norwalk viruses are transmitted via oral ingestion or fecal-oral contamination.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Norwalk virus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The type species in the genus NOROVIRUS, first isolated in 1968 from the stools of school children in Norwalk, Ohio, who were suffering from GASTROENTERITIS. The virions are non-enveloped spherical particles containing a single protein. Multiple strains are named after the places where outbreaks have occurred.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Type species in the genus Norovirus; the virions are non-enveloped spherical particles containing a single protein; multiple strains are named after the places where outbreaks have occurred.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Norovirus, formerly referred to as Norwalk virus, is the most common cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis in the world. The image below depicts the norovirus genomic structure and capsid domains.WebMD, 2019
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