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
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Norwalk virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Norwalk virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Norovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
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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
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