ECHO virus

ECHO vi·rus

an enterovirus from a large group of unrelated viruses belonging to the Picornaviridae, isolated from humans; although many inapparent infections occur, certain serotypes are associated with fever and aseptic meningitis, and some appear to cause mild respiratory disease.

Synonym(s): echovirus, enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus

ECHO vi·rus

, echovirus (ek'ō vī'rŭs, ek'ō-vī-rŭs)

An enterovirus isolated from humans; although there are many inapparent infections, certain of the several serotypes are associated with fever and aseptic meningitis, and some appear to cause mild respiratory disease.

ECHO virus

Enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus, an enterovirus that can cause aseptic MENINGITIS and can be recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid.

ECHO vi·rus

, echovirus (ek'ō vī'rŭs, ek'ō-vī-rŭs)

Enterovirus isolated from humans; although there are many inapparent infections, some serotypes are associated with fever, aseptic meningitis, and other mild respiratory disease.