Norovirusn.
/ˈnɒrəʊˌvʌɪrəs/, U.S. /ˈnɔroʊˌvaɪrəs/ Virology.
A genus of caliciviruses comprising the Norwalk virus, which causes epidemic gastroenteritis in humans, and closely related caliciviruses; (also norovirus) a virus of this genus.
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2002 Arch. Virol. 147 1071 The taxonomic proposals were:..1. Assign the name Norovirus to the genus provisionally described as ‘Norwalk-like viruses’.
2002 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Rep. 13 Dec. 1112 Of the 21 outbreaks, nine were confirmed by laboratory analysis of stool specimens from affected persons to be associated with noroviruses.
2003 Guardian 4 Jan. i. 8/8 Confirmed cases of the winter vomiting bug norovirus totalled 3,029 in the first 10 months of last year.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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