[Studies on calicivirus--one of the etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis].
1983
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D002139
Caliciviridae
A family of RNA viruses infecting a broad range of animals. Most individual species are restricted to their natural hosts. They possess a characteristic six-pointed starlike shape whose surfaces have cup-shaped (chalice) indentions. Transmission is by contaminated food, water, fomites, and occasionally aerosolization of secretions. Genera include LAGOVIRUS; NORWALK-LIKE VIRUSES; SAPPORO-LIKE VIRUSES; and VESIVIRUS.
Nebovirus,Neboviruses
D005759
Gastroenteritis
INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, HYPERSENSITIVITY, drug effects, and CANCER.
Gastroenteritides
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208
Acute Disease
Disease having a short and relatively severe course.
Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000914
Antibodies, Viral
Immunoglobulins produced in response to VIRAL ANTIGENS.