Norovirus Infection
Norovirus infection can cause the sudden onset of severe vomiting and diarrhea. The virus is highly contagious and commonly spread through food or water that is contaminated during preparation or through contaminated surfaces.
| Detailed Information |
| Disease Name |
Norovirus Infection |
| Virus Name |
Norwalk virus |
| Capsid Symmetry |
Icosahedral |
| Capsid Naked/Enveloped |
Naked |
| Family |
Caliciviridae |
| Genus |
Norovirus |
| Genome |
Single-stranded positive-sense RNA |
| Proteome |
90 dimers of the major capsid protein VP1 and one or two copies of the minor structural protein VP2 |
| Antigenic Target |
GII.4 |
| Incubation Period |
2 days |
| Zoonotic Evidence |
No |
| Host |
Human |
| Chronology_Time |
1929 |
| Regions Affected |
Worldwide |
| Susceptible Age Group |
All |
| Transmission Route |
Respiratory, close contact |
| Symptoms |
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and low-grade fever |
| Co-infection |
HIV |
| Genome Reference |
Genome Link |
| Proteome Reference |
Proteome Link |
| References |
Reference 1 |