Coxsackie

Coxsackie

Microbiology A family of picornaviruses, genus Enterovirus with 22 virotypes of Coxsackie A, 6 virotypes of Coxsackie B Clinical Herpangina-Coxsackie A, hand, foot, mouth disease, summer grippe, aseptic meningitis–A and B, epidemic pleurodynia, acute nonspecific pericarditis, myocarditis–group B

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Coxsackie,

city in New York where virus was first isolated.

coxsackie encephalitus - a viral encephalitis caused by Enterovirus human coxsackie B.

coxsackievirus - a group of picornaviruses. Synonym(s): coxsackie virus

coxsackie virus - Synonym(s): coxsackievirus

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