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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The paralysis caused by AFM is very similar to that caused by polio — which, like EV-D68, is also an enterovirus.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
Less commonly, enteroviruses can cause inflammation of the brain and heart.
—Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The evidence linking the syndrome to infection by the common respiratory bug enterovirus D68 has only grown, raising questions about whether the virus itself changed, kids’ immune systems are responding differently, or some other environmental factor tipped the balance, Messacar said.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
Less commonly, enteroviruses can cause inflammation of the brain and heart.
—Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The evidence linking the syndrome to infection by the common respiratory bug enterovirus D68 has only grown, raising questions about whether the virus itself changed, kids’ immune systems are responding differently, or some other environmental factor tipped the balance, Messacar said.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 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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