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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

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

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 ...