Medical Dictionary: Calicivirus
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Calicivirus: Another name for Norwalk-like viruses.
Calicivirus (condition): Several shellfish or oyster-associated gastro-causing viruses related to Norwalk or caliciviruses.
Calicivirus: Calicivirus,
or Norwalk-like virus is an extremely common cause of foodborne
illness, though it is rarely diagnosed, because the laboratory
test is not widely available. It causes an acute gastrointestinal
illness, usually with more vomiting than diarrhea, that resolves
within two days.1
More information on medical condition: Norwalk-like viruses:
- Introduction: Norwalk-like viruses
- Basic Summary for Norwalk-like viruses
- Symptoms of Norwalk-like viruses
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Foodborne Infections General: DBMD
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