"Norwalk virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.095.550.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Norwalk virus" by people in Profiles.
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Norwalk virus: how infectious is it? J Med Virol. 2008 Aug; 80(8):1468-76.
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Outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis associated with Norwalk-like viruses in campus settings. J Am Coll Health. 2001 Sep; 50(2):57-66.
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Enteric viruses associated with HIV infection in Tanzanian children with chronic diarrhea. Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1994 Oct; 5(5):296-9.
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Detection of Norwalk-like virus and specific antibody by immune-electron microscopy with colloidal gold immune complexes. J Virol Methods. 1991 Dec; 35(3):237-53.