# Norwalk virus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
2. The disease caused by the virus.

## Etymology
From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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