echovirus
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈiːkoʊˌvaɪrəs/
- Specialized
- Between 90 and 95 percent of poliovirus infections are likely to be asymptomatic, and approximately 50 percent of echovirus and coxsackievirus infections are asymptomatic (Melnick, 1997).
- echovirus and enterovirus
- echovirus 30
Examples
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For instance, in France and Spain, echovirus 11 and echovirus 6 are the predominant serotypes in patients with enterovirus respiratory infections (2, 3).
Academic text (2012) -
For instance, in France and Spain, echovirus 11 and echovirus 6 are the predominant serotypes in patients with enterovirus respiratory infections (2, 3).
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Genotypes enterovirus 71, echovirus 30, coxsackievirus B5, enterovirus 6, and coxsackievirus B2 were the most common genotypes identified.
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Twelve children had meningitis associated with Echovirus infection, 21 experienced haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with E. coli infection, and we found one additional report of renal failure.
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Doctors confirmed that the infants' illnesses were caused by an echovirus infection.
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After several tests, the results indicated that the child had contracted an echovirus responsible for his respiratory symptoms.
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Surveillance reports showed an increase in echovirus cases linked to mild gastrointestinal illnesses among newborns.
Synonyms
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7.7
A virus that infects the gut and can spread to the nerves
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word echovirus comes from the letters ECHO, which were taken from the words enteric ('in the gut'), cytopathic ('damaging cells'), human, and orphan ('not linked to a disease' at first). So echovirus is the name for a group of human viruses first found in the gut and later known to cause mild illnesses or, sometimes, more serious infections.