See Also: gastroenteritis virus type B(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus type A(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus, murine(medicine)
epidemic gastroenteritis virus(medicine)
infantile gastroenteritis virus(medicine)
gastroenteritis virus, porcine transmissible(medicine)
transmissible gastroenteritis virus of swine(medicine)
C type virus(medicine)
haemadsorption virus type 1(medicine)
haemadsorption virus type 2(medicine)

gastroenteritis virus type A (medicine)


gastroenteritis virus type A -->
epidemic gastroenteritis virus


A RNA virus, about 27 nm in diameter, which has not been cultured in vitro; it is the cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis; at least five antigenically distinct serotypes have been recognised, including the Norwalk agent. These viruses are probably classified with the Caliciviruses in the family Caliciviridae.

Synonym: gastroenteritis virus type A.