Norwalk virus

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Translingual

Proper noun

Norwalk virus

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Caliciviridae – the causal agent of winter vomiting virus in humans.

Usage notes

  • As the genus Norovirus has only this one species, the genus name is often used instead of the species name.

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English

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Etymology

From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.

Noun

Norwalk virus (countable and uncountable, plural Norwalk viruses)

  1. Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
  2. The disease caused by the virus.

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