Norwalk virus

Usage notes

 * As the genus has only this one species, the genus name is often used instead of the species name.

Hypernyms

 * - order; - family;  - genus

Etymology
From, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
 * 2) The disease caused by the virus.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * German: Norwalkvirus, Norwalk-Virus