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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of caliciviruses, formerly called Norwalk viruses, that cause acute gastroenteritis.
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- noun virology Norovirus, the
genus of a number of species of virus, family Caliciviridae, causing human gastroenteritis, of whichNorwalk virus is theprototype .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term norovirus was recently approved as the official name for this group of viruses via CDC - Norovirus:
GoodShit 2009
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"Right now the key part to what we call norovirus season," said Dr. Arnot.
WWMT.com : News 2010
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Most that are linked to a pathogen are caused by norovirus, which is responsible for an estimated 5.5 million infections a year.
Food Dangers Get Closer Look Betsy McKay 2010
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We found that the single biggest cause of foodborne illness in schools is something called norovirus, and norovirus is almost always traced back to problems with the handling and preparation of food.
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The luxury liner was on a global cruise when more than 300 of the 1600 passengers and crew came down with norovirus, which is highly contagious.
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The Marion County Health Department spokesman says it is the result of norovirus, which is typically something that you find maybe on a cruise ship or restaurants where people have been eating food prepared by others.
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Minnesota Department of Health officials are investigating the illnesses as a likely outbreak of norovirus, which is common in nursing homes and similar facilities this time of year.
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Here in the United States, my most frequent complaint has been post-restaurant stomachache, undoubtedly from norovirus, which is both extremely common- 58 percent of the 9 million cases from known pathogens are attributed to it-and quite mild-fewer than .00003 percent of them die.
Slate Magazine Anastacia Marx de Salcedo 2011
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The outbreak was confirmed to be caused by the norovirus, which is highly contagious.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Waukesha - While the Waukesha County Health Division hasn't ruled out other causes and has no confirmed lab tests yet, a norovirus is a likely culprit behind the gastrointestinal illness reported by 100 or more people who attended a charitable luncheon at the Country
JSOnline.com 2010
qroqqa commented on the word norovirus
A group of caliciviruses causing human gastroenteritis. Also seen incorrectly as 'novovirus', but actually named for the town of Norwalk in Ohio, where an outbreak occurred.
July 23, 2008