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Disease, Norwalk (health) and shanghai(2) (iou)


Disease, Norwalk (health)


Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of the stomach and intestines). The Norwalk viruses are all transmitted by fecal contamination of water and foods. Person-to-person transmission is far less common but has been documented. Water is the most common source of outbreaks and may include water from municipal supplies, wells, lakes, pools, and water stored aboard cruise ships. Shellfish and salad ingredients are the foods most often implicated. Eating raw or insufficiently steamed clams and oysters poses a high risk for infection with Norwalk virus.





shanghai(2) (iou)



shanghai verb trans. L19.
[formed as SHANGHAI noun In sense 1a from the former practice of forcibly crewing ships bound for the Orient.]
a. Force (a person), esp. by underhand or unscrupulous means, to join a ship which is lacking a full crew. Nautical slang (orig. US). L19.
b. transf. Transfer (a person) forcibly, abduct; coerce (a person) into doing something. colloq. (orig. US Military slang). E20.
M. Marrin I didn't..intend to work on children's programmes but I was shanghaied.
c. Eliminate (a darts player) from a game of shanghai. M20.
Shoot with a catapult. Austral. & NZ. L19.