Norwalk virus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Norwalk virus
1970–75; < Norwalk agent (original name of the pathogen), after Norwalk , Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in 1968
Example Sentences
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The virus was formerly known as the Norwalk virus because the first known outbreak took place at an elementary school in Norwalk, Ohio, according to norovirus.com.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022
“Noro” is a relatively common name in Japan and elsewhere, and yet the norovirus, originally called the Norwalk virus after a 1972 outbreak in Norwalk, Ohio, has not been relabeled.
From Washington Times • Dec. 10, 2021
Norovirus - once known as Norwalk virus - is highly contagious and often spreads in places like schools, cruise ships and nursing homes, especially during the winter.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2013
On Thursday, Blumenthal revealed the likely culprit: the highly contagious Norwalk virus, commonly known as norovirus.
From Time Magazine Archive
The CDC investigated, and the culprit was discovered to be a small, spherical, previously unclassified virus that scientists named, appropriately enough, the Norwalk virus.
From Time Magazine Archive
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