norovirus

[nawr-oh-vahy-ruhs]

noun

plural

noroviruses 

1. any of various single-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Norovirus, of the family Caliciviridae: the most common cause of epidemic viral gastroenteritis in humans.

norovirus

/ ˈnɔːrəʊˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. a virus which is a common cause of gastroenteritis

Word History and Origins

Origin of norovirus¹

1970–75; < Nor(walk) virus (with connective -o- )

Word History and Origins

Origin of norovirus¹

C20: from Norwalk , Ohio, site of an outbreak in 1968

Example Sentences

"In China, at a kindergarten, the norovirus, which is usually transmitted from hand to mouth or from surfaces, got into the air and infected half of the class."

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There are two types of people in this world: those who think cruises are fun, and those who think they are floating shopping malls teaming with raucous children, drunk adults and norovirus.

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We all know the viral bad guys – Covid, flu, norovirus, herpes, chicken pox, measles… the list goes on.

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In 2014, Cadwell and two colleagues made the amazing discovery of a virus – specifically, a norovirus, that pathogen notorious for sweeping nursing homes and daycares, causing terrible upset at both ends – that can actually restore the healthy condition of the intestines, just as “good” bacteria do, for example if you take a probiotic supplement to restore your microbiome after wiping it out with bacteria-killing antibiotics.

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Cadwell's 2014 finding about norovirus isn't the only evidence that suggests viruses that infect us aren't always our enemies, either.

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