Medical term:
enteroviruses
enteroviruses
Picornaviruses (pico RNA viruses) of the Enterovirus genus, that include polioviruses, Coxsackie viruses and echoviruses. Enterovirus infections are spread by faecal contamination, especially by food handlers.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Enteroviruses
Viruses which live in the gastrointestinal tract. Coxsackie viruses, viruses that cause hand-foot-mouth disease, are an enterovirus.
Mentioned in: Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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