| caliciviridae | A family of RNA viruses. They possess a characteristic six-pointed starlike shape whose surfaces have cup-shaped (chalice) indentions. They differ from picornaviruses in size and shape, and most importantly, in genomic expression during replication cycles. Caliciviruses include the hepatitis e virus, vesicular exanthema of swine virus, san miguel sea lion viruses, feline calicivirus (calicivirus, feline), norwalk virus, and the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (haemorrhagic disease virus, rabbit). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| caliciviridae infections | Virus diseases caused by caliciviridae. They include hepatitis e, vesicular exanthema of swine, acute respiratory infections in felines, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, and some cases of gastroenteritis in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |