Coxsackie virus
/kɒkˈsaki
/ /kʊk-/noun Medicine
Any of a group of enteroviruses which cause various respiratory, neurological, and muscular diseases in humans.The virus implicated is thought to be a Coxsackie virus, which belongs to the family of enteroviruses....
- Other virus infections have also been implicated such as the Coxsackie virus, the Epstein-Barr virus, and others.
- In 1995 I was diagnosed with a Coxsackie virus which had apparently settled into my heart.
Origin
1940s: named after Coxsackie, New York State, where the first cases were diagnosed.