See Also: epidemic gastroenteritis virus(medicine)
epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus, murine(medicine)
infantile gastroenteritis virus(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus type B(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus type A(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus, porcine transmissible(medicine)
transmissible gastroenteritis virus of swine(medicine)
epidemic pleurodynia virus(medicine)
epidemic keratoconjunctivitis virus(medicine)

epidemic gastroenteritis virus (medicine)


epidemic gastroenteritis virus


A RNA virus, about 27 nm in diameter, which has not been cultured in vitro; it is the cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis; at least five antigenically distinct serotypes have been recognised, including the Norwalk agent. These viruses are probably classified with the Caliciviruses in the family Caliciviridae.

Synonym: gastroenteritis virus type A.