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Coxsackievirus

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coxsackievirus /cox·sack·ie·vi·rus/ (kok-sak´e-vi?rus) one of a group of viruses producing, in humans, a disease resembling poliomyelitis, but without paralysis.
coxsackievirus or Coxsackie virus
n.
Any of various Enteroviruses that are associated with a variety of illnesses including herpangina, epidemic pleurodynia, and a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis.
Coxsackievirus
Any of a group of enteroviruses that produce a disease in humans characterized by fever and rash. Coxsackieviruses are named for the town in upstate New York where they were first identified.
Mentioned in: Myositis, Sjögren's Syndrome
coxsackievirus
one of a heterogeneous group of enteroviruses of humans; recovered from dogs with mild diarrhea. Called also Coxsackie virus. Coxsackievirus B7 is related antigenically to swine vesicular disease virus.
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To the Editor: Human enteroviruses (polioviruses, coxsackievirus A, coxsackievirus B, echoviruses, enterovirus 71, and newer recognized serotypes) belong to the Picornaviridae family, Enterovirus genus (1).
Echovirus 13 aseptic meningitis, Brazil by da Silva, Edson E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
1994) found a higher percentage of divers seropositive for coxsackievirus B4 and B5 compared with a control group.
A survey of diving behavior and accidental water ingestion among ... by Husman, Ana Maria de Roda / Environmental Health Perspectives
No PCR products were generated from enterovirus (coxsackievirus A4 and coxsackievirus B4) and rhinovirus (n = 2) clinical isolates.
Human parechovirus infections in Canada by Boivin, Guy / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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