enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus
ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəs 
: any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses that occur especially in the gastrointestinal tract but may infect other tissues (such as nerve and muscle) and that include the poliovirus, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus
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Some enteroviruses include rhinoviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and polioviruses.6 While rhinovirus is the most common cold-causing virus, other enteroviruses—such as enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) and coxsackievirus—can also cause respiratory (breathing) symptoms.
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
These include rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, and (confusingly) coronaviruses, one of which causes Covid-19.
—Juno Demelo, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
Trends of rhinovirus and enterovirus reported to the CDC have accelerated in recent weeks, nearing peaks seen during previous fall-time waves.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
The paralysis caused by AFM is very similar to that caused by polio — which, like EV-D68, is also an enterovirus.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
These include rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, and (confusingly) coronaviruses, one of which causes Covid-19.
—Juno Demelo, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
Trends of rhinovirus and enterovirus reported to the CDC have accelerated in recent weeks, nearing peaks seen during previous fall-time waves.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
The paralysis caused by AFM is very similar to that caused by polio — which, like EV-D68, is also an enterovirus.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Enterovirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterovirus. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus
-ˈvī-rəs
1
capitalized
: a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae that multiply especially in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and swine but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle), that may produce clinically evident conjunctivitis, encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, or myocarditis, and that include the poliovirus and several species including numerous serotypes named as Coxsackieviruses and echoviruses
2
: any picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus
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