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Norwalk virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Norwalk virus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.578.298.550.500
Unique ID
D009663
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009663
Annotation
infection: coord IM with CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + probably GASTROENTERITIS (IM)
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Norwalk Agent
Previous Indexing
Gastroenteritis (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
94; was NORWALK AGENT 1982-93
Online Note
use NORWALK VIRUS to search NORWALK AGENT 1982-93
History Note
94; was NORWALK AGENT 1982-93
Date Established
1982/01/01
Date of Entry
1981/05/20
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Norwalk virus Preferred
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