1. A group of viruses that belong to the Picornaviridae family and can cause various human diseases, including respiratory infections, meningitis, and gastrointestinal illness.
Usage: plural of echovirus; medical/scientific term; the name derives from 'enteric cytopathic human orphan virus'

Examples

• Echoviruses are commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of infected individuals.
• Several echoviruses can cause aseptic meningitis in children and adults.
• The laboratory identified multiple echoviruses in the patient's stool sample.
• Echoviruses spread through fecal-oral contact and respiratory droplets.
• Different echoviruses have varying degrees of pathogenicity in human hosts.
• Public health officials monitor echoviruses during seasonal outbreaks.