noun
- A small RNA virus of the picornavirus family that can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans.
Usage: medical/scientific term; usually uncountable in medical contexts, but countable when referring to specific strains
Examples
- Echovirus is commonly found in the intestines of infected individuals.
- The outbreak was traced to an echovirus strain that spread through the community.
- Doctors tested the patient's samples for echovirus and other enteroviruses.
- Echovirus infections are typically mild and resolve without treatment.
- The name echovirus comes from 'enteric cytopathic human orphan virus.'