enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus
ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəs 
: any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses that occur especially in the gastrointestinal tract but may infect other tissues (such as nerve and muscle) and that include the poliovirus, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus
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Most respiratory viruses, including Covid-19, flu and RSV, act through the indirect pathway, Roberts said, while enterovirus strains – related to the viruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease – can directly infect the heart muscle.
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Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, there are dozens of viruses and bacteria that can cause flu-like symptoms — such as fever, chills, cough, body aches and headaches — including enterovirus, parainfluenza and more.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable to colds and respiratory infections such as rhino/enterovirus or RSV.
—Dr. Clinton Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Five of the most common types are rhinovirus, human parainfluenza, adenovirus, non-polio enterovirus, and coronavirus.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, there are dozens of viruses and bacteria that can cause flu-like symptoms — such as fever, chills, cough, body aches and headaches — including enterovirus, parainfluenza and more.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable to colds and respiratory infections such as rhino/enterovirus or RSV.
—Dr. Clinton Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
Five of the most common types are rhinovirus, human parainfluenza, adenovirus, non-polio enterovirus, and coronavirus.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Enterovirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterovirus. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus
-ˈvī-rəs
1
capitalized
: a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae that multiply especially in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and swine but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle), that may produce clinically evident conjunctivitis, encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, or myocarditis, and that include the poliovirus and several species including numerous serotypes named as Coxsackieviruses and echoviruses
2
: any picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus
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