Virus
caliciviridae
Subclass of:
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
Definitions related to caliciviridae:
  • A family of RNA viruses infecting a broad range of animals. Most individual species are restricted to their natural hosts. They possess a characteristic six-pointed starlike shape whose surfaces have cup-shaped (chalice) indentions. Transmission is by contaminated food, water, fomites, and occasionally aerosolization of secretions. Genera include LAGOVIRUS; NORWALK-LIKE VIRUSES; SAPPORO-LIKE VIRUSES; and VESIVIRUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A family of single-stranded, non-segmented, positive-sense RNA viruses with a hexagonal/spherical capsid and no envelope. These viruses can be spread by the fecal-oral or respiratory route and infection typically leads to acute gastroenteritis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the family Caliciviridae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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