Enterovirus

/ˌɛntərə‌ˈvaɪrəs/ noun

Definition

A type of virus that primarily infects the digestive system and can sometimes spread to other parts of the body, causing diseases ranging from hand-foot-and-mouth disease to poliomyelitis.

Etymology

From 'entero-' (intestine) + 'virus' (Latin 'virulentus,' poisonous). The genus was formally named in the 1950s as electron microscopy revealed these viruses' distinctive structure.

Kelly Says

Enteroviruses are ancient—polio likely plagued ancient Egypt (shown in statues of pharaohs with withered legs)—yet we only visually 'saw' them in the 1950s with electron microscopes, proving tiny particles had been humanity's hidden enemy for millennia.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብር ቫይረስ
n-bir vai-res
ARالعربية
فيروس الأمعاء
fi-roos al-a-ma-a'i
BNবাংলা
ইন্টেরোভাইরাস
in-te-ro-vai-ras
CACatalà
enterovírus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
CSČeština
enterovírus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
DADansk
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
DEDeutsch
Enteroviren
en-te-ro-vi-ren
ELΕλληνικά
εντεροϊός
en-te-roi-os
ESEspañol
enterovirus
en-ter-o-vi-rus
FAفارسی
ویروس روده
vi-roos ro-deh
FISuomi
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
FRFrançais
entérovirus
ɑ̃.te.ʁo.vɪ.ʁus
GUGU
એન્ટરોવાયરસ
an-te-ro-vai-ras
HAHA
virosis ciki
vi-ro-sis chi-ki
HEעברית
וירוס מעיים
vi-roos ma-a-yim
HIहिन्दी
एंटेरोवायरस
an-te-ro-wai-rus
HUMagyar
enterovírus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
IDBahasa Indonesia
virus usus
vi-rus oo-sus
IGIG
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
ITItaliano
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
JA日本語
エンテロウイルス
en-te-ro-ui-ru-su
KKKK
ентеровирус
en-te-ro-vi-rus
KMKM
វីរុសច្រង
vi-rus chrang
KO한국어
엔테로바이러스
en-te-ro-bai-reu-seu
MRMR
एंटरोवायरस
an-te-ro-wai-rus
MSBahasa Melayu
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
MYမြန်မာ
အရည်ပြားဗိုင်း
a-ye-pya-bai-ng
NLNederlands
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
NONorsk
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
PAPA
ਇੰਟਰੋਵਾਇਰਸ
in-tro-vai-rus
PLPolski
enterowirus
en-te-ro-wi-rus
PTPortuguês
enterovírus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
RORomână
enterovírus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
RUРусский
энтеровирус
ent-er-o-vi-rus
SVSvenska
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
SWKiswahili
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
TAதமிழ்
உள்வயிற்று வைரஸ்
ul-vai-tru vi-ras
TEతెలుగు
ఎంటెరోవైరస్
en-te-ro-vai-rus
THไทย
ไวรัส肠
wai-rat-chang
TLTL
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
TRTürkçe
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
UKУкраїнська
ентеровірус
en-te-ro-vi-rus
URاردو
انٹرو وائرس
an-tro-wai-rus
VITiếng Việt
virus ruột già
vui-ru-ot-gja
YOYO
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus
ZH中文
肠病毒
cháng bìngdú
ZUZU
enterovirus
en-te-ro-vi-rus

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