Case 44: Noravirus Flashcards
1
Q
what are the presenting symptoms of norovirus?
A
- NVD
- headache, fever, myalgias
- abdominal pain
- outbreak
2
Q
what is the norovirus?
A
a prototype strain of genetically and antigenically diverse singlestranded
RNA viruses, previously called “small round-structured viruses,” which are
classified in the family of Caliciviridae
3
Q
what is the original strain of the norovirus?
A
Norwalk virus
it caused an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1968
