Case 44: Noravirus Flashcards

1
Q

what are the presenting symptoms of norovirus?

A
  1. NVD
  2. headache, fever, myalgias
  3. abdominal pain
  4. outbreak
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what is the norovirus?

A

a prototype strain of genetically and antigenically diverse singlestranded
RNA viruses, previously called “small round-structured viruses,” which are
classified in the family of Caliciviridae

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3
Q

what is the original strain of the norovirus?

A

Norwalk virus

it caused an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1968

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