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rotavirus Biol.|ˈrəʊtəvaɪərəs|
[mod.L., f. L. rota wheel + virus.]
Any one of a genus of wheel-shaped double-stranded RNA viruses.
1974T. H. Flewitt et al. in Lancet 13 July 61/1 Since these viruses differ morphologically both from reoviruses and orbiviruses, the name ‘rotavirus’ is suggested for them. 1977Lancet 11 June 1263/2 Rotaviruses cause acute enteritis in man and animals. 1977Rec. Adv. Clin. Virol. I. 158 Rotaviruses differ both in size and shape from the reoviruses... They resemble orbiviruses in the appearance of rings..seen on some particles..; but the [rotavirus] diarrhoea viruses also differ from the orbiviruses in their smooth outline. 1979Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 1551/1 Rotavirus infection is the commonest cause of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis in infancy and childhood. |