Well attestedNamed from the place
norovirus
noun · first attested 20th century
The winter vomiting bug is named for a town in Ohio.
A virus causing sudden vomiting and diarrhoea.
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
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- 20th century
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- noun
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Norwalk
- In English
norovirus
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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