"Mamastrovirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of small, circular RNA viruses in the family ASTROVIRIDAE. They cause GASTROENTERITIS and are found in the stools of several vertebrates including humans. Transmission is by the fecal-oral route and there are at least eight human serotypes. The type species is Human astrovirus.
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D001257
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.069.500
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Six-year retrospective surveillance of gastroenteritis viruses identified at ten electron microscopy centers in the United States and Canada. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1990 Oct; 9(10):709-14.