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enterovirus

DEFINITIONS OF: enterovirus

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n any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)

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poliovirus
the virus causing poliomyelitis
hepatitis A virus
the virus causing hepatitis A
Coxsackie virus, coxsackievirus
enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
echovirus
any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
Type of:
picornavirus
a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
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