One of a group of viruses which can be isolated from the intestine and which can cause serious illnesses such as aseptic meningitis, gastroenteritis and respiratory infection in small children.
Any of a group of small viruses, some of which are responsible for human illnesses.
One of a group of about 30 RNA-containing viruses, originally isolated from the human intestinal tract, that were found to produce pathological changes in cells grown in culture, although they were not clearly associated with any specific disease. These viruses, which were accordingly termed enteric cytopathic human orphan viruses, are now thought to be the cause of nonspecific meningitis, many gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections, and of many illnesses producing symptoms of the common cold.
A virus belonging to the group originally known as Enteric Cytopathogenic Human Orphan group. They are associated with aseptic meningitis, enteritis, myocarditis, myositis, and pleurodynia.