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enterovirus

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enterovirus [‚ent·ə·rō′vī·rəs]
(virology)
One of the two subgroups of human picornaviruses; includes the polioviruses, the coxsackieviruses, and the echoviruses.
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We identified and completed the genome sequence of a new enterovirus genotype associated with respiratory symptoms and acute otitis media, confirming the close relationship between rhinoviruses and enteroviruses and the need to detect both viruses in respiratory specimens.
New respiratory enterovirus and recombinant rhinoviruses among ... by Tapparel, Caroline; Junier, Thomas; Gerlach, Daniel; Van Belle, Sandra; Turin, Lara; Cordey, Samuel; / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Two teams of British researchers have found evidence that the common gastric enterovirus infection can affect the pancreas and trigger a reaction in the immune system which kills off beta cells that regulate insulin.
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner Comment: Science vs diabetes by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
However, there are up to 100 different strains of enterovirus and more research will be needed to identify which particular enteroviruses are associated with the development of diabetes, and whether vaccines could be developed to prevent their spread.
Gastric virus 'triggers diabetes in kids' by Asian News International
 
 
 
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