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NORWALK VIRUS

\nˈɔːwɔːk vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \nˈɔːwɔːk vˈa‍ɪɹəs], \n_ˈɔː_w_ɔː_k v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\

Definitions of NORWALK VIRUS

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A species in the genus NORWALK-LIKE VIRUSES, 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.

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