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Norwalk

41.2431°N -82.6114°W · Q388091

One English word in this atlas traces back to Norwalk. It sits in United States.

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norovirusnoun · 20th century
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The winter vomiting bug is named for a town in Ohio.

The first strain was identified after a 1968 outbreak at a school in Norwalk, Ohio. It was called Norwalk virus before the genus was renamed.

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