rotavirus
Rotaviruses in the faeces of an infected child
Meaning
Noun
- Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.
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Origin
- From Latin rota + virus. The name was first proposed in July 1974 in an article in The Lancet.
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