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    Apparently this virus began in 1973 or sometime around then in Norwalk Ohio....and was shortened to the term norovirus.many other SV's existed at this time, but this one seemed to be an extremely contagious form causing outbreaks. Now I know in 2002 or something all SV's were termed norovirus. Now my question is, what exactly is this old original norovirus that is so contagious called today? Im curious because not all SV's share the same properties, as the 'original norovirus" was much more contagious than the other stomach viruses. Does anyone know the answer to this?Edited by: johnyricer

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    I have no idea. I think norwalk differs from other sv* because you're more likely to v* with the norwalk than any other sv*

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    Noroviruses are members of the calicivirus family and have probably
    been around since the beginning of forever. I suspect the original
    "Norwalk" virus has mutated three ways to Sunday by now, so who knows
    what happened to it.



    Astroviruses, adenoviruses, and rotaviruses are also sv*s. What makes
    noroviruses particularly nasty is their ability to survive on surfaces
    for long periods of time and in harsh environmental conditions. They
    are also highly contagious as far as viral particles are concerned--
    you don't need to ingest very many to become ill.



    They're cute under the microscope but are otherwise just gross. X(



 

 

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