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Descriptor
English
:
Norwalk virus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Virus Norwalk
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vírus Norwalk
Tree Number:
B04.820.095.550.500
B04.909.777.162.550.500
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coord IM with
CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
(IM) + probably
GASTROENTERITIS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
94; was NORWALK AGENT 1982-93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
31757
Unique Identifier:
D009663
Occurrence in VHL
:
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