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.

Annotation

infection: coord IM with CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + probably GASTROENTERITIS (IM)

DUI

D009663 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0015005

Previous indexing

Gastroenteritis (1966-1981)

History note

94; was NORWALK AGENT 1982-93

Online note

use NORWALK VIRUS to search NORWALK AGENT 1982-93

Public note

94; was NORWALK AGENT 1982-93