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nor·o·vi·rus (nôr

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A single-stranded RNA virus in the genus Norovirus of the family Caliciviridae, formerly called Norwalk virus, that causes acute gastroenteritis.

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antibody Caliciviridae calicivirus capsid dysentery Genetic cluster Genogroup Noroviruses Norwalk virus Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction RT-PCR Snow Mountain Virus stool culture			The most high profile outbreak of Norovirus happened earlier this year at the awardwinning restaurant of TV chef, Heston Blumenthal. 131 pupils are struck by virus; Norovirus bug hits a school by Birmingham Mail (England) Summary: The norovirus outbreak at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant was partly caused by shellfish, possibly contaminated by human sewage. Sewage blamed for Fat Duck norovirus outbreaks by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) Norovirus is highly contagious and induces vomiting and diarrhea. 150 people fall ill on virus-struck cruise ship in Scotland: official by AFP / AFP European Edition			normochromia normochromic normochromic anemia normocyte Normocytic normocytic anemia normocytosis Normodyne normoglycemia normoglycemic normokalemia Normokalemic periodic paralysis normonatremia normophilia normospermia normospermic normotensive normothermia normotonia normotonic normoventilation normovolemia normoxemia normoxia Norms norovirus Noroviruses Noroxin Norpace Norplant Norpramin Norpress Norrie's disease North American North American blastomycosis North American coral snake antivenin North American Nursing Diagnosis Association North American Operation North American Procedure North Asian tick typhus North Asian tick-borne rickettsiosis North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone North Dutch frill North Ronaldsay northern Northern blot Northern blot analysis Northern blot test Northern Blotting Northern short-tailed sheep Northern transfer			Norn NORN Collective Nornas Nornas NorNed NorNed nornicotine Nornir Nornir Norns Norns Noro Eitaro Noro virus Norodom Norodom of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia Norodom Suramarit NOROEC Noroeste Argentino Norooz Noropianic NOROTS Norouz Norouz as celebrated by Mazandaranis Norouz as celebrated by people of Mazandaran Norouz celebration in Mazandaran norovirus Norovirus gastroenteritis Noroviruses Noroxin NORP Norpace Norpace cr NORPASS NORPAX NORPC Norphytane NORPI Norplant Norplant Norpramin Norpramin Norpress Norpseudoephedrine NORQEB NORQR Norr NORRA Norra Kvarken Norrbottens Bordtennisförbund Norrbottens Data Styrda Arkiv Norrbottens Kooperativa Utvecklingscentrum NORRCA

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