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ech·o·vi·rus [ ek-oh-vahy-ruhs ]
Definitions related to echovirus:
  • A species of non-enveloped, spherical and icosahedral viruses in the Picornaviridae family and Enterovirus genus. The genome is composed of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Echoviruses are found in humans and cause aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, paralysis and myocarditis via direct fecal-oral contamination, respiration and oral secretions, or indirect routes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Echovirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (echoviruses) A group of enteroviruses isolated from man and originally thought not to be associated with disease, whence the name Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan; however, several serotypes have been found to cause meningitis, diarrhea, and respiratory disease.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Echoviruses are members of the Enterovirus genus in the Picornaviridae family. They make up the largest Enterovirus subgroup, consisting of 32 serotypes.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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