sapovirus
- noun
- /ˈsæpəˌvaɪrəs/
- Specialized
- Parents should be aware of the symptoms of sapovirus, which include vomiting and diarrhea in children.
- sapovirus outbreaks
- caused by sapovirus
Examples
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Human sapovirus (SaV), family Caliciviridae, is a causative agent of gastroenteritis in children and adults.
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We tested fecal samples from 93 norovirus-negative gastroenteritis outbreaks; 21 outbreaks were caused by sapovirus.
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It is therefore likely that the number of sapovirus outbreaks was underestimated.
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Seventy-three percent of sapovirus GIV outbreaks occurred in 2007.
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This report describes sapovirus outbreaks in Oregon and Minnesota, USA, during 2002-2009.
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Sapovirus outbreaks occurred in the same settings and had the same seasonal distribution as norovirus outbreaks (2, 15).
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The recent outbreak of sapovirus has affected many young children, causing stomach illness in schools across the region.
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Sapovirus can spread rapidly among children in daycare centers, leading to several cases of gastroenteritis.
Surface Forms
Morphology
sapovirus = Sapporo (semi-transparent) = sapo + virus
The suffix '-virus' clearly signals a virus (category transparent), but the 'sapo' element reflects the place name Sapporo and does not convey lexical meaning to most learners.
Etymology
Sapovirus comes from the city name Sapporo in Japan, where the virus was first found, plus the ending -virus which means 'virus'. So sapovirus is a virus named for its place of discovery and is known for causing 'stomach illness', especially in children.
