calicivirus /ca·li·ci·vi·rus/ a member of the family Caliciviridae.
Calicivirus /Ca·li·ci·vi·rus/ (kah-lis´ĭ-vi″rus) caliciviruses; a genus of the family Caliciviridae that includes Norwalk virus and other viruses causing acute self-limited gastroenteritis in humans.
Calicivirus
calicivirus
Calicivirus /Ca·li·ci·vi·rus/ (kah-lis´ĭ-vi″rus) caliciviruses; a genus of the family Caliciviridae that includes Norwalk virus and other viruses causing acute self-limited gastroenteritis in humans.
cal·i·ci·vi·rus (k l  -s-v  r s)n. Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses, including the Norwalk virus, that cause acute gastroenteritis and some kinds of hepatitis. |
Calicivirus
A member of the Caliciviridae family of viruses that includes noroviruses.
Mentioned in: Noroviruses
Calicivirus
a genus in the family caliciviridae.
calicivirus
a virus in the genus Calicivirus.
canine calicivirus
has been isolated from the feces of dogs with diarrhea; the significance is unknown.
feline calicivirus infection
a common cause of upper respiratory disease and ulcerative glossitis in cats. Affected cats show varying degrees of ocular and nasal discharge, coughing and sneezing. Pneumonia sometimes occurs, mainly in young or debilitated cats. Ulceration of the tongue and palate is a regular feature of the disease, but lips, nares and skin are also sometimes involved. Lameness, diarrhea and seizures have also rarely been associated with calicivirus infection. Many recovered cats remain carriers of the virus, shedding infectious organisms from the pharynx. Most of these are asymptomatic, but some may have chronic oral lesions. Feline calicivirus has also been associated with feline urological syndrome, but its role in that disorder remains unclear. See also feline viral respiratory disease complex. A virulent systemic strain has been identified, which is capable of causing severe systemic disease with high fever, facial and limb edema, ulceration of the skin, and death.
porcine calicivirus
the cause of vesicular exanthema of swine.
rabbit calicivirus
the cause of rabbit hemorrhagic disease.
calicivirus
Virology A ubiquitous small RNA virus with a characteristic Star of David morphology of Picornaviridae, which may be related to the Norwalk agent, of which 5 pathogenic strains are recognized Clinical Gastroenteritis with diarrhea
and vomiting which affects young children and the elderly. See Gastroenteritis, Norwalk virus, Rabbit caliciviral disease.
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