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Answer for the clue "Any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants ", 9 letters:
echovirus

Word definitions for echovirus in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also ECHO virus , 1955, acronym for enteric cytopathogenic human orphan ; "orphan" because when discovered they were not known to cause any disease.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A type of RNA virus of the species (taxlink Enterovirus B species noshow=1) of the ''Picornaviridae'' family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An ECHO (Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan) virus , is a type of RNA virus that belongs to the species Enterovirus B , genus Enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family. Echoviruses are found in the gastrointestinal tract (hence it being part of the enterovirus ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants