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DictionarySeeEcho virusenteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus
enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus[en′ter·ik ¦sī·dō‚path·ə′jen·ik ¦yü·mən ′ȯr·fən ‚vī·rəs] (virology) echovirus enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus
ECHO vi·rusan enterovirus from a large group of unrelated viruses belonging to the Picornaviridae, isolated from humans; although many inapparent infections occur, certain serotypes are associated with fever and aseptic meningitis, and some appear to cause mild respiratory disease. Synonym(s): echovirus, enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virusenteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus Abbreviation: echovirus An orphan virus that was accidentally discovered in human feces and is not known to be associated with a disease. Initially, 33 echovirus serotypes were designated, but numbers 10 and 28 have been reclassified. Various serotypes have been associated with aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, acute upper respiratory infection, enteritis, pleurodynia, and myocarditis. See also: virusThesaurusSeevirus |