Norwalk virus
"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 B04.909.777.162.550.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Norwalk virus" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.