Article
[Norwalk virus: recent findings].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jun 2002
Takeda Naokazu
Abstract excerpt
Acute gastroenteritis due to Norwalk virus(NV), a member of the family Caliciviridae, is a common illness worldwide. NV is a human pathogen causing food-borne and water-borne diseases that occur in various epidemiological settings. The disease is mild and self-limiting and the symptomatic phase lasts 24 to 72 hours. Genetic analyses of the polymerase and the capsid protein indicate that NV is grouped into two...
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