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Enterovirus

Medical Definition:	A genus of the family PICORNAVIRIDAE whose members preferentially inhabit the intestinal tract of a variety of hosts. The genus contains many species. Newly described members of human enteroviruses are assigned continuous numbers with the species designated "human enterovirus".
Guide Notes:	note X ref COXSACKIEVIRUSES: GEN only, prefer specific COXSACKIEVIRUS terms; infection = ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS or COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS, follow text
Also Called:	Coxsackieviruses

Enterovirus Categories.

	Enterovirus A, Human - A species of ENTEROVIRUS infecting humans and containing 10 serotypes, mostly coxsackieviruses.
	Enterovirus B, Human - A species of ENTEROVIRUS infecting humans and containing 36 serotypes. It is comprised of all the echoviruses and a few coxsackieviruses, including all of those previously named coxsackievirus B.
	Enterovirus C, Human - A species of ENTEROVIRUS infecting humans and containing 11 serotypes, all coxsackieviruses.
	Enterovirus D, Human - A species of ENTEROVIRUS infecting humans and consisting of 2 serotypes: Human enterovirus 68 and Human enterovirus 70.
	Enterovirus, Bovine - A species in the family ENTEROVIRUS infecting cattle.
	Enteroviruses, Porcine - Species of ENTEROVIRUS causing mild to severe neurological diseases among pigs especially in Eastern Europe. Mild strains are also present in Canada, U.S., and Australia. Specific species include Porcine enterovirus A and Porcine enterovirus B.
	Polioviruses - Species of ENTEROVIRUS causing acute infection in humans and leading to nervous system damage in a minority of cases. Humans are the only natural host, but infection can also occur in non-human primates and experimentally in rodents.

Enterovirus Medical Definitions and Terms

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