| echovirus | <virology> A group of human picornaviruses found in the gastrointestinal tract. There are many inapparent infections, but certain of the serotypes are associated with fever, upper respiratory infections, aseptic meningitis and pericarditis. Echo is derived from enteric cytopathic human orphan, where orphan implies that they are not associated with any disease, though some are now known to cause disease in humans. Origin: Acronym of enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus. (08 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| Echovirus 28 | <virology> Reclassified as Rhinovirus type 1. (05 Mar 2000) |
| echovirus 6 | <virology> A species of enterovirus that has caused outbreaks of aseptic meningitis in children and adults. (12 Dec 1998) |
| echovirus 9 | <virology> A species of enterovirus associated with outbreaks of aseptic meningitis. (12 Dec 1998) |