Norwalk virus


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Norwalk virus /ˈnɔːwɔːk/
noun a virus which can cause epidemics of severe gastro-enteritis.
– origin 1970s: from Norwalk, a town in Ohio where the virus was isolated.
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