MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : norwalk agent;
CISMeF acronym : NLV;
MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) probably GASTROENTERITIS
(IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk virus;
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.