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Definition of Echovirus

1. Noun. Any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants.

Definition of Echovirus

1. Noun. An RNA virus of the ''Enterovirus'' genus of the ''Picornaviridae'' family, found in the gastrointestinal tract. ¹

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Definition of Echovirus

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Echovirus

1. A group of human picornaviruses found in the gastrointestinal tract. There are many inapparent infections, but certain of the serotypes are associated with fever, upper respiratory infections, aseptic meningitis and pericarditis. Echo is derived from enteric cytopathic human orphan, where orphan implies that they are not associated with any disease, though some are now known to cause disease in humans. Origin: Acronym of enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus. (08 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Echovirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Potential Groundwater Contamination from Intentional and Nonintentional by Robert Pitt, Shirley Clark, Keith Parmer (1994)
"echovirus type 11 from wastewater was detected at a depth of 9.0 m in groundwater from a bore ... Survival in groundwater of echovirus types 6,11 and 24, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... 7, and 12; reoviruses 1 and 3; echovirus 9; simian adenovirus 7; rubella viruses (three strains); cytomegalovirus; and herpes simplex virus. ..."

3. Guidelines for Water Reuse by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"During a study in Israel, echovirus 7 was detected in air samples collected at 130 ft (40 m) downwind from sprinklers spraying ..."

4. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Information for Physicians edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"No direct evidence links any of these viruses, or enteroviruses such as coxsackievirus and echovirus, to the cause of CFS or its symptoms. ..."

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