Norovirus is a genus of genetically diverse single-stranded RNA, non-enveloped viruses in the Caliciviridae family. The known viruses in the genus are all considered to be the variant strains of a single species called Norwalk virus. The viruses are transmitted by fecally contaminated food or water, by person-to-person contact, and via aerosolizat...
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(nor´o-vi″rәs) a genus of the family Caliciviridae that includes Norwalk virus and others that cause self-limited acute gastroenteritis.
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Norovirus: A group of viruses that are a common cause of food poisoning and acute gastroenteritis ('stomach flu') that can strike quickly with force and make a person feel very sick but which typically resolves within 2-3 days. The characteristic symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping. The diarrhea is not bloody. Fever, if ...
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norovirus Member of a group of viruses called caliciviruses; also, known previously as 'Norwalk-like viruses' which are part of an unclassified single stranded RNA virus that causes common acute infectious gastroenteritis. The norovirus causes an infection in the stomach and the intestines, resulting in an illness called gastroenteritis, or 'stoma...
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